Mancherial: Ban liquor and smoking

Mancherial: Everyone should co-operate to ban smoking and drinking from the society to make the country 'Arogya Bharath', stated District Medical and Health Officer DV Ramnarsaiah at an awareness programme at Vagdevi Degree College in Mancherial on Friday.

addressing the students, the DM&HO said that a few students were addicted to smoking, which can cause mouth, lungs and liver cancer. While women smokers have to face problems during pregnancy and later also.

Smoking and drinking can cause cancer and diabetes and deadly heart deceases and according to the statistics of Central Health Department, every year over 10 lakh people are dying with cancer in our country, he added.

Ramnarssaiah created awareness amon the students about the ill effects of cigarette smoking and tobacco chewing and drinking alcohol. World Health Organisation had announced May 31, 1988 as World No Tobacco Day and since then has been creating awareness among the people, he said.

College Principal P Pullaih, teachers and students were among those present.