Jump to full article: Khaleej Times (ae), 2007-07-09
Author: From Habib Shaikh (Our correspondent)
Intro: This summer Jeddah is likely to be less smoke filled as the Charitable Society to Combat Smoking is to launch a public awareness campaign as part of its efforts to make Jeddah a smoking-free city.
According to one report, six million people in the kingdom spend around SR5 billion annually on cigarettes, smoking around 15 billion cigarettes each year. A single Saudi on average smokes 2,130 cigarettes in a year.
Nearly 23,000 people die in the kingdom each year as a result of smoking-related diseases.
The society will host the first national forum tomorrow to enhance public awareness on the harmful effects of smoking and drugs.
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