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Jump to full article: All-Africa.com, 2002-07-18
Author: Catherine Avorseh / Ghanaian Chronicle (Accra)
Intro: STUDENTS AT Pope John's Secondary School (POJOSS) in Koforidua who expressed their views after an awareness programme on tobacco admitted that they were ignorant about the harmful effects of tobacco smoking.
They had come to understand that smoking tobacco, as well as passive smoking of it, could cause lung cancer and heart problems.
One student said he initially did not know the true constituents of the product but the programme had enlightened him.
The programme, organised by the Consumer Concerns Initiative (CCI), last week, was to create awareness on the harmful effects of tobacco smoking as well as let the students have an informed choice on the product.
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