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Oman plans to open anti-smoking clinic 

Oman is planning to open a unique anti-smoking clinic soon. Although such a plan was mooted earlier, it did not take off. But, a renewed effort is being made now to bring out such a clinic, Sabah Al Bahlani, director of health education and information, Ministry of Health (MoH), told the Times of Oman yesterday. . .

This year the theme of World No-Tobacco Day is ‘tobacco in the film and fashion industry’. The tobacco industry seems to have found a new method to advertise cigarettes – through movies, films, fashion, etc, where stars and celebrities openly flaunt smoking.

‘Celebrity-crazy’ teenagers were easily lapping up such acts. These youngsters emulated their matinee idols by picking up these awful practices and the tragedy was that some unfortunately got addicted to it.

Oman, through the MoH, has also been trying hard to stem the practice of some errant shopkeepers who sell cigarettes to children under 18.

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