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Only 2% manage to quit smoking [1]

April 8: In India, with an estimated 12 crore smokers, only two per cent manage to quit the tobacco habit, as compared to 40 per cent in the United States and Europe. Though the age of smoking initiation is higher in Indians, the quitting habit is rare.

Publication Date: 
09/04/2010
Asian Age (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Tobacco [3], Health [4], Smoking [5], India [6]
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