El consumo de tabaco y sus implicaciones para la salud y la economía mundial

Abstract

In 1987, the World Health Organization (WHO) ordered that the World No Tobacco Day be celebrated on May 31 of each year, to draw the attention of all countries to the tobacco epidemic. It is of the utmost importance to recognize that the relationship between tobacco and health effects is more than proven and despite this, tobacco- derived products continue to be legal for consumption with the risks that this implies for the consumer, this legality does not exempt states to establish plans and measures for prevention, control and encourage the abandonment of this habit. In view of the importance and magnitude of the problem of consumption of tobacco products on a global scale, the objective of this article is to describe in detail the implication for collective and individual health of their consumption and the specific actions of various countries and international organizations to prevent the use and encourage the abandonment of this habit. The Methodology has been of a documentary nature, based on the bibliographic review and content analysis. It is concluded that smoking is one of the main public health problems that involves all levels of health care, in addition to compromising other areas of society. In this order of ideas, since it constitutes the main predictable cause of illness and premature death, preventing the consumption of tobacco and other drugs is an obligation of both the state and society in general.