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Tobacco-Free
Youth
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On May 30,
2008 WHO put
that “Over
14 pc of
Indian
students are
regular
tobacco
users” (seen
as
reflecting
the global
trend of
most people
beginning to
smoke before
the age of
18).
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"Globally,
most people
start
smoking
before the
age of 18,
with almost
a quarter of
them
beginning
before the
age of 10.
The younger
the children
are when
they first
try smoking,
the more
likely they
are to
become
regular
tobacco
users and
the less
likely they
are to quit"
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The UN body
has chosen
'Tobacco-Free
Youth' as
its theme
for the
World No
Tobacco Day
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"Overall,
14.7 percent
of Indian
students use
tobacco."
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It's not
just
cigarette
but they
consume
gutkha and
bidi as
well.
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In the 15 to
49 age group
57 percent
of Indian
males and
nearly 11
percent
females
consume
tobacco,
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Tobacco is
the main
cause of
major
ailments
like
cardiovascular
problems,
cancer and
obstructive
pulmonary
diseases.
·
Every
minute, 10
people,
including
two Indians,
lose their
life due to
tobacco
related
diseases
across the
globe
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Tobacco
kills 50 to
75 percent
of its users
and on
average "15
years
prematurely".
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"Currently,
tobacco use
causes one
in 10 deaths
among adults
worldwide -
more than
five million
people a
year"
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With many
European
countries
formulating
stricter
norms
against
tobacco use,
manufacturers
are
targeting
countries
like India,
Bangladesh
and
Pakistan.
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