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Jump to full article: Ministry of Information of the State of Eritrea (er), 2007-06-01
Author: Staff
Intro: The number of smokers is reported to have increased in number and that smoking is ranked second after AIDS being the main cause of death. This was disclosed during the “No Smoking Day†which was marked yesterday in Asmara.
The director general of rules and regulations in the Ministry of Health, Mr. Bernardo Kifleyesus, noted that most smokers are those in the age of puberty and that according to a research conducted last year in Eritrea 8% of students take nicotine regularly and that 2% of them smoke only cigarettes only.
Moreover, the study showed that 11% use nicotine in the coutnry and that 8% of them are youths, of whom 14% are teachers.
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