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Innovative Development Solutions works to provide researched-based solutions in a variety of fields.

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🚫 Myth: Tobacco is good for the economy.
✅ Fact: The damage caused by tobacco—through healthcare costs and early deaths—costs society far more than any profits it generates.
Let’s stop glorifying a product that’s costing lives and draining public resources.
#idsisb #WHO

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Many believe that "light" or "mild" cigarettes are less harmful — but that's simply not true.
All cigarettes, regardless of label, contain toxic chemicals that damage your lungs, heart, and overall health. Don’t be fooled by the packaging — “light” doesn’t mean safe.
#idsisb

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Empowering women for a tobacco-free life!
Innovative Development Solutions Islamabad held an eye-opening session on quitting tobacco, busting myths, exploring nutrition, and even trying a breath test to feel the impact on lung health.
#QuitTobacco #WomensHealth #idsisb

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Myth vs. Fact
Many believe that tobacco aids digestion after meals—but the truth tells a different story.
Tobacco may offer short-term comfort, but it harms the digestive system, reduces appetite, and affects overall health.
Let’s break the myths and choose better health.

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Innovative Development Solutions held an insightful session with male participants in Rawalpindi, exploring smoking triggers, financial impacts, and strategies for a tobacco-free life. Education is key to change! #TobaccoFreePakistan #QuitSmoking #ABetterFuture

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کیا آپ جانتے ہیں کہ سگریٹ ہماری زندگی کے کتنے دن کم کر دیتی ہے؟
#pakistan #health #smokingcessation #smoking

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🚭 Myth: Smoking only harms your lungs.
✅ Fact: Smoking affects your entire body — increasing the risk of heart disease, stroke, cancer, infertility, and diabetes!
Let’s break the myths and spread awareness. 🌱
#NoSmoking #HealthAwareness #TobaccoFree #MythVsFact

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🌸 This #WomensDay, Choose Health Over Tobacco! 🚭💪

Smoking & secondhand smoke harm women’s health—causing cancer, heart disease & pregnancy complications. It's time to say NO to tobacco & YES to a healthier future!

Strong women make strong choices. Stay smoke-free! 💖✨

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پاکستان میں ہر سال 29 ہزار معصوم افراد سگریٹ کے دھوئیں میں سانس لینے کے باعث زندگی کی بازی ہار جاتے ہیں۔
📢 تمباکو نوشی چھوڑ کر اپنے پیاروں کی زندگی محفوظ بنائیں!

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Available information about alternative products (by age and gender) (%)

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Knowledge about safer nicotine delivery system (by age and gender) (%)

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Acceptance of alternative products (by age and gender) (%)

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None of the females were aware of the tobacco cessation or reduction treatments.

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Has your doctor at any time during a consultation advised you to stop?

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Only 9.6% of people who participated in the survey sought support from their local healthcare
provider. This figure is slightly higher for those aged 18-29 years (10.9%) and lower for those aged
30-44 years (7.6%) or 45 and above (12.6%).

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When probed further about what led to or influenced their attempt at quitting tobacco, around 56%
of the respondents attributed that public health warnings influenced them to quit while a sizeable
44% did not find the health warnings on cigarette packets.

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Strategies adopted by the respondents to quit tobacco (by overall gender) (%)

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Of the 508 respondents, 309 (60.8%) had attempted to quit smoking/tobacco in the past. This trend is seen across all genders and age groups, with slightly higher overall percentages for females (85.1%) and those aged 18-29 years (55.1%).

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Overall, 62.6% of those surveyed wanted to quit smoking and/or all forms of tobacco use.

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Figure establishes a direct relationship between income and expenses made on tobacco, i.e., as
the income increases so does the expense on tobacco.