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NE top consumer of tobacco in the country [1]

The Northeastern States are amongst the top consumers of tobacco products in the country with Mizoram earning the dubious distinction of having the largest number of tobacco product consumers in India.

Sixty-one per cent of the population in Mizoram uses some form of tobacco products. In India, 57 per cent males and 10.9 per cent females use tobacco products.

Publication Date: 
16/07/2009
Assam Tribune (Guwahati) [2]
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North East [3], Tobacco [4], Forest Products [5], Manipur [6], Meghalaya [7], Tripura [8]
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