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Udupi: The highest incidence of cigarette smoking among school and college students is to raise awareness of the dangers of tobacco use, said District Surveillance Officer Dr Vasudev.

He gave introductory training camp to Stake Holders on the National Tobacco Control Program and COPTA 2003 Act, held at District Survey Unit, Udupi on Thursday, October 10, District Panchayat, District Health and Family Welfare Department, Udupi District, District Survey Office (NTCP Unit).

Students should be made aware of tobacco consumption at home level. He said the sale of marijuana to cigarettes has been on the rise recently and that the school should educate college students and inform the health department if there is any information on this type of sale.

Dr Jagannath P, head of public health department at Mangalore NITTE University, said that in India, an estimated 10 lakh people die from tobacco use every year, from 34% in 2009-2018, to 28% in the current year. He said that tobacco control is the responsibility of all citizens and should strive for tobacco control.

The nomenclature must be imposed as a punishable offense to sell tobacco products to persons under the age of 18 in front of shops selling tobacco products under the COPTA 2003 Act. Children should not be used to sell tobacco products It is a crime to sell tobacco products at school and college, the advertising of tobacco and other products is banned. Adopting a picture of smoking on movie posters is a punishable offense. In all public places in the district, the nominee for smoking cessation is mandatory. He said he would inform the health department or the police department if there were no public landmarks.

District Food Safety Officer Venkatesh, speaking on health safety measures, should adopt safety measures such as wearing a cap on the head, wearing a mask on the mouth, and wearing gloves when cooking to ensure the safety and quality of the food until it is reached by the manufacturer. Rinse and rinse the fruit vegetables from the market with salt water and remove the chemicals on the fruit vegetable and do not buy batch number, expiry date, or any ISI number. The permit, which is limited to food manufacturers and traders, is currently being extended to religious places such as temples, churches and mosques.

Dr. Murulidhar Kulkarni of the KMC Community Medicine Division said, "We should be aware of the adverse effects of tobacco. The nicotine content in tobacco affects the brain and makes you addicted to tobacco. There are over 4000 chemicals in cigarettes that are more susceptible to diseases like tobacco, lung damage, TB, asthma, brain stroke, gaggreen. He said that there is sufficient provision for cessation of tobacco for those who are already smoking and that no one should be aware of smoking.

A close consultant and Adviser M. K, and others were present.