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GUNATILLEKE: President's Mathata Thitha brings results: 90 per cent dip in smoking in public places, alcohol use 

Smoking in public places has reduced by 90 per cent and the use of alcohol has gone down by 40 per cent since January 1, 2007.

This is after the Government introduced the Tobacco and Alcohol Control Act under President Mahinda Rajapaksa's concept 'Mathata Thitha' (Full stop to drugs and liquor), a Healthcare and Nutrition Ministry spokesman said. There are 250,000 cannabis users in Sri Lanka and the number of heroin users is 40,000. . . .

On this International Day Against Drug Abuse, let us each shoulder our responsibility to prevent and reduce the damage that drugs do, and thereby build a healthier and safer world.

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