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35 percent of tobacco useage in india despite ad ban

Published on November 30, 2013 at 10:08

35 percent of tobacco useage in india despite


Thirty-five percent of Indians still use tobacco despite growing awareness and ban on tobacco product advertisement.The tobacco control report also highlighted the need for stronger tobacco control policies and a change in the current prices of tobacco products in India.S. Pednekar, director (development and research), Healis Sekhsaria Institute for Public Health said “the current regulations on tobacco advertising are not effective as tobacco industries now focus its marketing efforts in unregulated venues such as point of sale”.The Report is a collaborative effort of researchers at the Healis Sekhsaria Institute for Public Health and the University of Waterloo, Canada and based on the result of survey of adult tobacco users and non-users.

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