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• Smoking Rampant Among Students 

A study of 1,050 students in Jeddah and Riyadh revealed that smoking, especially water pipes, is fairly widespread among students from rich families.

The survey covered college students aged between 18 and 26. A significantly high incidence of smoking was associated with high-income families.

The findings support another study conducted in Riyadh, which showed that 44 percent of male medical students interviewed in the capital smoked sheesha and 32.3 percent smoked cigarettes.

More than 90 percent of the students were aware of the link between smoking and heart diseases, yet only 75 percent were conscious of the fact that smoking is also responsible for strokes.

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