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How this grassroots campaign is creating tobacco free schools
Updated On: 04 June, 2024 06:18 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
About 20 million children of ages 10–14 are tobacco-addicted according to a survey done by the National Sample Survey Organisation of the Indian Government
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Tobacco is one of the major, preventable causes of death and disease in India - accounting for nearly 1.35 million deaths every year. File/Pic
Whilst the fourth WHO global tobacco trends report highlighted a reduction in global tobacco users, low and middle-income countries remain at the forefront of the problem. Home to around 80 percent of the 1.3 billion tobacco users worldwide, countries like India are massive markets and opportunities for tobacco companies to recruit new tobacco users.
Adolescents and children are the prime targets as kids between 15 to 24 years of age are considered to be the most susceptible phase of life for initiation of tobacco use in India. Based on available evidence, it is estimated that 5 percent to 25 percent of Indian adolescents currently use or have ever used tobacco and about 20 million children of ages 10–14 are tobacco-addicted according to a survey done by the National Sample Survey Organisation of the Indian Government.
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