Elementary School Student's Anti-Smoking Poster Gains Attention: 'Now Please Quit Smoking'
A no-smoking poster drawn by an elementary school student is gaining attention. Although it seems to have been drawn reluctantly, it actually carries a sharp and impactful message.
Recently, a photo titled "No-smoking poster drawn by an elementary school student" was posted on an online community. This poster, hung on a wall alongside other posters, reads, "I'm too lazy to even draw a poster. Now, please quit smoking." The words "Now" and "quit smoking" are emphasized in red. In the center of the poster, there is an image of a cigarette being held like a pencil, as if drawing a picture while smoking.
The poster, which appears to be drawn with colored pencils rather than paint, seems to convey the meaning of "laziness," as some areas are left uncolored.
Comments on the post included, "It perfectly captures the tired feeling of being told to quit smoking too many times," "It’s like a second chance at life," and "If it got to the point where even this kind of message came out, please quit smoking."
Earlier, on the 3rd, it was the 37th World No Tobacco Day. According to a study conducted by the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Korea Health Promotion Institute in November 2022, surveying 8,000 adults aged 20 to 69 about "Electronic cigarette usage behavior and research," 40.3% of male smokers and 42% of female smokers were found to be multiple tobacco users. The proportion of multiple tobacco users was highest among liquid-type electronic cigarette users (62%), followed by heated tobacco product users (58%), and conventional cigarette smokers (46%).
A survey conducted by the Office for Government Policy Coordination in 2022 found that 79.5% of smokers smoked conventional cigarettes. 16.3% used heated tobacco products, 11.3% used liquid-type electronic cigarettes containing nicotine, and 0.4% used other types of tobacco.
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