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• Syrians spend US$600 million a year on tobacco 

Syrian smokers spend $US600 million, or eight percent of their income, on their habit. They consume the equivalent of 3.6 kg of tobacco per person every year according to a study by the Syrian Centre for Tobacco Studies.

According to a Syria News report, the government has been campaigning since 2006 on several fronts to combat smoking, including legislating against tobacco advertising in public places and prohibiting tobacco sales to anyone under 19 years-old. The law is now to be amended to prohibit anyone under 18 years-old from buying cigarettes.

Syria is a signatory of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Framework Convention for Tobacco Control

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