Going high on smoke
Hyderabad July 31: The government as well as health experts are deeply concerned about young people of the country getting addicted to smoking. Recent research says that those who start sm king at a young age find it very difficult to quit the habit at a later stage. Smoking among teens and youth in India is increasing rapidly. It is estimated that the country is losing 90,00,000 jobs in a year because of deaths due to ill-effects of smoking. As per WHO statistics, five million people die each year in the world from diseases related to tobacco use.
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