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Jump to full article: Khaleej Times (ae), 2008-06-01
Intro: The UAE earnestly embraced the global war against smoking on World No Tobacco Day yesterday by announcing that it would target youth, implement curbs and set up clinics to assist smokers to kick the butt.
While Dubai -- which has already banned smoking in enclosed public places -- yesterday imposed curbs on shops from selling tobacco products including cigarettes to youth below 20 years, Sharjah geared up to implement the ban on smoking from today.
The Ministry of Health (MoH), meanwhile, announced that setting up smoking cessation clinics across the emirates is at the forefront of its fight against smoking which, according to estimates, is a habit of 48 per cent of the people in the UAE.
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