COURSE 2023/24

XXV SMOKE FREE WEEK

The EUI-Sant Pau joins the XXV Smoke Free Week (SSF)

From May 25 to 31, the 25th Smoke-Free Week (SSF) is celebrated with the aim of raising awareness among the population about the importance for health of not starting or stopping tobacco use and enjoy a smoke-free environment.

Smoking is the main risk factor for cardiovascular disease, cancer or respiratory disease. It is estimated that almost 10,000 people die each year in Catalonia from diseases caused by tobacco consumption or exposure to environmental smoke.

According to the results of the Catalan Health Survey (ESCA), in 2023 22.6% of the population aged 15 and over continued to smoke (25.5% of men and 19.8% of women) and 7.5% of people declared being exposed to environmental tobacco smoke at home (6.5% of non-smoking men and 8.4% of non-smoking women).

This year, the SSF, which reaches its XXV edition, wants to show the importance of breathing in a healthy environment and avoiding the toxic effects of tobacco in all its forms of consumption, with the motto "Zero emissions also in your lungs".