SlogansNo tobacco and anti-drug slogans
World No Tobacco Day is observed on 31 May, and 26 June is the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. These slogans are for awareness rallies and posters.
If you or someone you know wants to quit, talk to a doctor. Slogans raise awareness. They are not treatment.
English
Say no the first time. It is the easiest time.
Tobacco takes more than it gives.
Choose your family over a habit.
Drugs promise a high and deliver a fall.
Real friends do not offer you a habit.
Addiction starts with "just once".
Quit today. Your body starts thanking you tomorrow.
No smoking: breathe easy, live fully.
Strong people ask for help.
My lungs, my game. No smoke.
The first "no" is the easiest. Say it.
Strong is the one who says "not for me".
Papa, please quit. I want you at my wedding.
Spend it on a football, not on a packet.
Asking for help is the brave part.
हिन्दी
तंबाकू छोड़ो, जीवन से नाता जोड़ो।
धूम्रपान का हर कश, ज़िंदगी से एक कदम पीछे।
पहली बार ही मना करो, यही सबसे आसान है।
परिवार की खुशी चुनो, नशे की आदत नहीं।
नशा छोड़ो, घर जोड़ो।
सच्चा दोस्त नशा नहीं, सहारा देता है।
तंबाकू की लत, सेहत की दुर्गत।
आज छोड़ोगे, कल मुस्कुराओगे।
पहली बार ही मना कर दो, बाक़ी ज़िंदगी आसान कर लो।
दादाजी, बीड़ी छोड़ दीजिए, मेरे साथ खेल लीजिए।
जेब ख़र्च गेंद पर लगाओ, गुटखे पर नहीं।
मदद माँगना कमज़ोरी नहीं, हिम्मत की निशानी है।
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
ਨਸ਼ਾ ਘਰ ਉਜਾੜਦਾ ਹੈ, ਖੇਡਾਂ ਘਰ ਵਸਾਉਂਦੀਆਂ ਨੇ।
ਜਵਾਨੀ ਨਸ਼ਿਆਂ ਲਈ ਨਹੀਂ, ਸੁਪਨਿਆਂ ਲਈ ਹੈ।
ਜੇਬ ਖ਼ਰਚ ਗੇਂਦ ਤੇ ਲਾਓ, ਨਸ਼ੇ ਤੇ ਨਹੀਂ।
ਜਵਾਨੀ ਖੇਡ ਮੈਦਾਨਾਂ ਲਈ ਹੈ, ਨਸ਼ਿਆਂ ਲਈ ਨਹੀਂ।
ਮਦਦ ਮੰਗਣੀ ਹਿੰਮਤ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ ਹੈ।
In common use (not written by us)
Be smart. Do not start.
Your lungs are not an ashtray.
Burn calories, not cigarettes.
नशे को ना, ज़िंदगी को हाँ।
नशा नाश की जड़ है।
ਨਸ਼ੇ ਛੱਡੋ, ਕੋਹੜ ਵੱਢੋ।
ਨਸ਼ਿਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਨਾਂਹ, ਜ਼ਿੰਦਗੀ ਨੂੰ ਹਾਂ।
Nothing matches. Try a shorter word, or choose All.
Where these slogans are used
World No Tobacco Day and anti-drug day rallies, school and college notice boards, NSS and NCC camps, village awareness marches and health centre walls. Young people are the main audience, so the tone matters more here than on any other page.
Write your own
Lectures do not work on teenagers, and slogans that only threaten are laughed at. The lines that land speak of freedom, strength, sport, money kept in the pocket, and the people who would be hurt. "My lungs, my game" says more to a fifteen year old than any warning. For younger children, slogans addressed to a parent or grandparent, asking them to stop, are simple and powerful.
- English pairs: smoke and joke, quit and fit, choose and lose, breath and death, clean and keen.
- Hindi pairs: नशा and दशा, तंबाकू and चाकू, छोड़ो and जोड़ो, धुआँ and कुआँ, जीवन and यौवन.
- Punjabi pairs: ਨਸ਼ਾ and ਦਸ਼ਾ, ਜਵਾਨੀ and ਕਹਾਣੀ, ਛੱਡੋ and ਜੋੜੋ.
Getting help is part of the message
A slogan can open a conversation, but it cannot treat addiction. Good posters add one line saying where help is available: a doctor, the nearest government hospital or de-addiction centre, or a helpline number taken from an official source and checked on the day you make the poster. Speak of people who use tobacco or drugs with respect. They are someone's family, and shame keeps people away from help.
What to avoid
- Medical claims and statistics you have not read in an official source.
- Mocking or frightening pictures of patients.
- Lines that blame a community, a state or a region.
Using these slogans
- Slogans that speak of family and the future work better than slogans that only frighten.