Tobacco users rise in Goa in last 7 years
25 May 2018 08:18 PM
There is mixed news for Goa in use of tobacco. Overall tobacco use prevalence has increased among adults in Goa from 8.8% in 2009-10 to 9.7% in 2016-17.
A number of smokers have however fallen down but non-smoking tobacco use has gone up.
This was revealed by the state Fact Sheet of Goa State-level consultation which is part of Global Adult Tobacco Survey.
Global Adult Tobacco Survey is a global standard for systematically monitoring adult tobacco use.
Smoking has decreased among Goans from 4.8 percent to 4.6 percent while smokeless tobacco use increased from 4.6 percent to 6.5 percent.
A former tobacco chewer spoke about his experience while he chewed tobacco and how he suffered.
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