World No Tobacco Day, observed every year on 31 May, informs the public on the dangers of using tobacco. 
It’s been years the tobacco industry has been trying to attract youth to tobacco and nicotine products. The documents presented in the tobacco industry indicate that by changing their products they can attract a new generation of young people. Regarding the new tactics in the tobacco industry, World No Tobacco Day 2020 offers an anti-marketing move to enable the young to partake in the fight against tobacco.
World Health Organization campaign for World No Tobacco Day 2020 is included:
- Informing youth about the new products, flavors and other new features offered by the tobacco and related industry.
- Providing youth with knowledge about the tobacco industry purposes in order to connecting the current and future generations on tobacco and nicotine industries
- To support young generation, give power to those who influence in culture, social networking, home and class.
This year, 2020, the WHO's slogan on World No Tobacco Day is "Protecting Youth from the Deception and Tricks of the Tobacco Industry and Preventing Tobacco and Nicotine Consumption".
In IRAN, as Dr. Alireza Reisi, Deputy Minister of Health, said regarding to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year's national slogan is "Protecting public health against the tricks of the tobacco industry and corona disease."
Compared to non-smokers, smokers are more likely to develop severe disease with COVID-19. Recent research indicates since smokers' lung function is impaired from smoking, they run a higher risk of getting a more severe case of COVID-19. Thus there is no better way to quit today in order to reduce these risks and start living a healthier life.
