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Eagle's Eye: Consumption of tobacco biggest health threat

Increasing use of tobacco, in the form of pan masala and gutkha that has a more devastating effect than the puff- PS Prakasa Rao No evil habit has enslaved the people of the whole world as the use of tobacco. Globally, tobacco has been identified as the foremost preventable cause of death and disability. Non-cigarette tobacco is a big worry for all of us. Chewing pan masala or gutkha has become an urban habit, with more and more educated people taking to it.