"Leaders in the society has a strong role to play. Leaders should set examples themselves before asking someone to quit smoking. Young minds wonder and follow the footsteps of the leaders. Therefore it is crucial that leader guide them to the right path.
Especially today we see the youth role models are smoking in their private life and I strongly believe that the youth ar greqatly affected by it. This intiative of JCI Bangladesh Dhaka East is will go long way in reducing youth smoking."
JCI Senetor Anup Man Sainju
2007 National President, JCI Nepal
Interview: June 03, 2007 during ASPAC in Chung Li, Taiwan
Sunday 3 June 2007
JAYS Blog at ASPAC
JCI Against Youth Smoking Blog was promoted in the Asia Pacific Regional Conferences.
Sunday 27 May 2007
Thursday 24 May 2007
Do you smoke because you are mentally ill?
Evidence exists that smoking is more common for people who have a mental illness than in the general population, for example it is estimated that up to 80% of people with Schizophrenia smoke.Smokers regularly report that the habit works in a stress-reducing manner, and the alleviation of some symptoms of mental illness. However smoking has a number of very serious health outcomes which mean that every effort should be made to help people who want to, stop.
Wednesday 23 May 2007
Artistic expressions about the evils of smoking
Monday 21 May 2007
Sunday 20 May 2007
Radio Foorty to become media partner
CEO of Radio Foorty, Mr. Sayyied Kabir and JCI Bangladesh Dhaka East Board Chairman, Mr. Asif Touhid had met on 16 May 2007. They had mutually discued on how to promote the present campaign. It finalised that RJs of Radio Foorty will take part in this campaign against Youth Smoking and promote this worthy cause.
Monday 14 May 2007
Sunday 13 May 2007
Step by Step Quiting Guide
Prepare to stop: Be sure you want to stop, know why you want to, be ready, have a plan. You can stop, although it can be very hard trying.Most smokers go through a cycle preparing-stopping-relapsing before finally stopping.
Think of the reasons: The reasons you want to continue, and the reasons why you want to stop.
Problems or excuses: Stress, weight, 'too late', will power, withdrawal symptoms, stop suddenly or gradually. Understand your habits.
Throw away the day before: The day before you want to stop throw away any cigarettes you have
Stock up: Stock up on sugar-free gum, raw vegetables, or fruit to munch instead.
Set a date: Set a date, and think of all the reasons you want to stop, and write them down. Keep thinking of these over the next few weeks.
Relax: Join yoga tai-chi or other relaxation classes, or read how to relax in the library. Exercise, such as walking, swimming, or dancing may help some people .. but start gently. Stress..this needs to be reduced....see here taken from here.
Tell everyone: Tell your friends you want to stop and ask for their support.. so they do not keep offering you cigarettes.
Extra support: If you think you are addicted to cigarettes, and especially if you started age 14 or less, patches or other nicotine replacements may help. Ask your doctor for advice.
How will you cope?: Think about how you will cope in the pub or with friends or at work. Recent research has identified factors that help people be happy: exercise, learning new things, music and comedy, and making new friends participating in new activities.
A new hobby: A new hobby can help .. what are your interests.. a holiday with the savings?
Source: www.diabeticretinopathy.org.uk
Preparatory Meeting
The organising team had a preparatory meeting on 11th May 2006 at a local lounge. Animated discussions over the courses of actions made the meeting pretty interesting. Although each had come up with number of ideas, COC Moshfaqeen had persuasive arguments to finally chalked out an activity plan for next week.
Thursday 10 May 2007
JCI members in roundtable with Bangladesh Anti-Tobacco Association (BATA)
Two members from the JCI Bangladesh Dhaka East attended the roundtable discussion with Bangladesh Anti Tobacco Association (BATA) on May 8, 2007.
BATA is operating since 1999 to emphasize the regulation on tobacco control and its uses. All members of BATA where present in the meeting and have discussed their individual plans. JCI Bangladesh Dhaka East has also presented their plan of action for the "JCI Against Youth Smoking" campaign. The plan was highly appreciated by Mr. Saifuddin Ahmed, the Coordinator of BATA, who has agreed to promote the activities of JCI Youth Anti Smoking Campaign through their network.
Also as an outcome, a meeting has been set with World Health organization (WHO) and JCI Bangladesh Dhaka East to further discuss on the Projects and possible support from the government sector.
BATA is operating since 1999 to emphasize the regulation on tobacco control and its uses. All members of BATA where present in the meeting and have discussed their individual plans. JCI Bangladesh Dhaka East has also presented their plan of action for the "JCI Against Youth Smoking" campaign. The plan was highly appreciated by Mr. Saifuddin Ahmed, the Coordinator of BATA, who has agreed to promote the activities of JCI Youth Anti Smoking Campaign through their network.Also as an outcome, a meeting has been set with World Health organization (WHO) and JCI Bangladesh Dhaka East to further discuss on the Projects and possible support from the government sector.
What you should know before the first puff...
EFFECTS of SMOKING vary from person to person but by smoking just one cigarette you can have -- Raised blood pressure and heart rate and decreased blood flow to body extremities
- Stimulated brain and nervous system activity for a short time
- Dizziness, nausea, watery eyes, and acid in the stomach
- Less appetite and awareness of taste and smell
In addition -
- smoking makes you stink
- smoking makes you sick
- smoking causes wrinkles
- smoking costs you a fortune
WARNING - Danger! Danger!
- Smoking during pregnancy can affect the unborn child.
- Women smokers who use a contraceptive pill may be more likely to suffer heart or blood vessel disease.
- Smoking affects the reproductive system and can cause the sex organs of the smoker (male or female) to malfunction.
- Long-term effects increase the risk of developing life-threatening conditions such as respiratory infections, emphysema, heart attack, coronary disease, stroke, cancer, stomach ulcers, and/or peripheral vascular disease.
- Secondhand smoking is DANGEROUS for nonsmokers and can actually cause lung damage, cancer, and heart disease.
Why would anyone want to smoke?
- Because your friends do
- You get bored
- You think it makes you popular
- You think it makes you feel good or relaxes you
- Because it looks great in the movies and magazines
- or maybe you're just addicted?
What you gain if you quit today
- Within one week nicotine and carbon monoxide will be out of your system and your lungs will be working more efficiently
- Your senses of taste and smell will improve
- Your blood flow will improve
- Your hair, fingers, teeth, and clothes will look and smell cleaner
- After 1 2 months the risk of cancer and heart disease is reduced
Sunday 6 May 2007
Article in The Daily Star
JCI Bangladesh pledge towards a 'smoke- free” world
May 31st is Anti Tobacco Day and all over the world many organizations take up many initiatives to renew their pledge towards a 'smoke- free” world.
Wouldn't you be surprised that given all the negative info, cancer threats et al that we have going around about smoking tobacco the number of smokers never diminish. Every day more and more young people are drawn into the habit of smoking primarily due the glorification of smoking in pop culture and reinforcement by those we idolize among our peers and seniors.
The truth remains that death risk increases in proportion to number of cigarettes smoked, number of years smoked, and earlier the age at which smoking is started.
JCI Bangladesh ( Dhaka East chapter), a non-profit, networking organization for young professionals, has taken up an interesting way to engage with the younger generation in Bangladesh to gather their thoughts on smoking among youth.
Separate Cartoon and Photography contests has been organized where the competition will be judged by distinguished photographers, cartoonists and artists. Three top entries in each category will be considered for reward. All those between the age of 15 to 25 are encouraged to send in original works of photography and original hand painted/ computer generated cartoons by May 27th 2007. The size of individual entries should be not smaller than A4 when printed. The theme for both the contests is:
“Making the choice : life or cigarette?”All participants MUST register by emailing your name and the education institute you belong to at jcibde@gmail.com
For more information on JCI and on this campaign you can visit this blog:
You can send in your entries via email to: jcibde@gmail.com
or snail mail it to :
JCI Bangladesh Dhaka East
C/O SREL
2nd floor, House 49, Road 7
Baridhara ( Diplomatic Zone), Dhaka
Thursday 3 May 2007
A humble begining
We at JCI Bangladesh Dhaka East are organizing a drive against ‘Youth Smoking’. To promote this cause a number of programs and events have been planned through out May 2007. Some of the programs include a cartoon drawing and a photography competition for college and university students. The competitions will be judged by distinguished cartoonist and photographers of Bangladesh.
We are taking strong initiative to increase awareness and enforcement of the anti-smoking policies and legislations existing in the country. Authorities at the different colleges and universities shall be approached and requested to implement anti-smoking policies on campuses and also set target for making their campuses smoke free. We will distribute posters, flyers, anti-smoking policy information cards and other promotional items on campuses.
We have teamed up with different organizations which support the cause. We are very eager for your participation in the anti-smoking drive. Please send us any information related to this matter which could help our efforts. More details on the different activities and events are available at this blog page. Thank you for your cooperation. We look forward to have your support for this noble cause.
Sincerely,
JCI Bangladesh Dhaka East
We are taking strong initiative to increase awareness and enforcement of the anti-smoking policies and legislations existing in the country. Authorities at the different colleges and universities shall be approached and requested to implement anti-smoking policies on campuses and also set target for making their campuses smoke free. We will distribute posters, flyers, anti-smoking policy information cards and other promotional items on campuses.
We have teamed up with different organizations which support the cause. We are very eager for your participation in the anti-smoking drive. Please send us any information related to this matter which could help our efforts. More details on the different activities and events are available at this blog page. Thank you for your cooperation. We look forward to have your support for this noble cause.
Sincerely,
JCI Bangladesh Dhaka East
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