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Unbridled tobacco advertising - promoting an affluent Western lifestyle - is everywhere in Kyrgyz towns and cities
Jump to full article: Integrated Regional Information Network (IRIN), 2004-07-20
Intro: Earlier this month, ten local Kyrgyz NGOs established a new coalition dedicated to combating smoking - one of the leading causes of premature deaths in the country. The coalition hopes to stimulate a national anti-smoking drive as cigarettes continue to grow in popularity, particularly among the young, despite the proven health risks associated with the habit.
"Our main aim is to unite material, financial and human resources to stop tobacco proliferation. Today 60 percent of men and 40 percent of woman smoke. In addition, 20 percent of children aged 13-15 smoke," Chinara Bekbazarova, the chair of the coalition, told IRIN in the capital, Bishkek. Unlike in most Western nations, smoking is on the increase throughout much of Central Asia.
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