🛑 Addiction is Not a Fashion. 🗓️ World No Tobacco Day – May 31st

🚭 What You Need to Know:

Tobacco is addictive — nicotine hijacks the brain’s reward system, creating a cycle of dependence that is difficult to break.

Youth at risk — cigarettes, vaping, and smokeless tobacco are being marketed in ways that appeal to young minds. What starts as a trend often ends in lifelong addiction

Mental health connection — people struggling with anxiety, depression, psychosis may turn to tobacco use for temporary relief, but it worsens symptoms over time.

🧑‍⚕️ As Psychiatrists, We Say:

Tobacco use is a medical issue, not a lifestyle choice.

Treatment works — with proper counseling, behavioral therapies, and sometimes medications, quitting is absolutely possible.

You are not weak if you need help. You're strong for seeking it.

🌍 On this World No Tobacco Day:

Let’s break the myth that addiction is cool.
Let’s support those who are trying to quit.
Let’s protect the mental and physical health of future generations.

🛠️ Treatment Approach: Bio-Psycho-Social Model

Medicine

Psychotherapy

NRT nicotine replacement therapy

🤝 Psychiatrist's Role

Assessment of dependence severity and mental health.

Tailored treatment planning, balancing nicotine dependence and co-existing psychiatric disorders

Monitoring for withdrawal, mood instability, and medication side effects.

Support and follow-up for long-term success and relapse prevention.

✅ Key Message

Tobacco addiction is treatable.
Addressing the mind is as important as addressing the body.
Help is available — recovery is possible.

Theme for 2025

Theme for 2025: 'Bright products.This year's theme—“Bright products. Dark intentions. Unmasking the Appeal”—targets the growing youth-focused strategies of the tobacco industry. According to WHO, these companies actively manipulate young consumers through product design and marketing