Tobacco Issue
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Can increase in cigarette price reduce smoking in elderly?
Lifestyle | Aug 19, 2017, 04:21 PM ISTA new research has suggested that a surge in the price of cigarette by a dollar can reduce the possibility of older people smoking, by 20%.
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69 percent of Indians believe that warning images on tobacco packs don't work
Lifestyle | Jun 01, 2017, 10:53 AM IST63 percent of smokers believe that government should come up with strict rules to tackle smoking addiction in country
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India remains world's second largest consumer of tobacco, though fewer Indians use it
Lifestyle | May 31, 2017, 04:08 PM ISTThe highest tobacco consuming state among them is Mizoram where 80.4 per cent men and 59.2 per cent women consumes tobacco.
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Who knew! Smoking just became more life threatening due to excessive chemicals in cigarettes
Lifestyle | Jun 23, 2016, 04:17 PM ISTMore than a quarter of adults (27.5 per cent) reported having looked for information on the different components of tobacco products and tobacco smoke, many of which are known to be poisonous or cause cancer.
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Warnings on cigarette packets have little effect: Kejriwal
National | Apr 07, 2015, 10:31 PM ISTNew Delhi: Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal today justified his government's decision to ban sale of chewable tobacco items in the national capital saying it was beneficial in long run even, but said warnings on