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• Serbia marks No Smoking Day 

Serbia today marks National No Smoking Day, as new anti-smoking restrictions loom.

As part a campaign which, for the first half of the year, is running under the slogan, "Tobacco Smoke is a Serial Killer," and in the second "Throw out Tobacco Smoke", a gradual introduction of no-smoking laws in restaurants and cafes in Serbia has been announced. . . .

So-called passive smoking, which is indirectly inhaled, is officially classified as a known carcinogen, which can cause cancer, most often of the lungs, as well as often fatal, acute and chronic heart conditions and strokes.

According to a study on diseases and injuries in Serbia, in 2000, 10,187 people died due to the consequences of smoking, which is 9.8 percent of the total number of deaths, and rconstitutes a 13.7 percent loss of years of life.

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