Despite various government strategies to curb smoking, 1 million people succumb to smoking every year in India. Recently, Global Burden of Disease study revealed a disturbing fact that India is among top 4 countries contributing to death by smoking. This calls for an urgent need for revision of existing policies and efficient implementation of new and existing smoking control measures in India. According to the Global Burden of Disease study published recently, smoking causes more than 7 million deaths worldwide, with India among top 4 contributors to death by smoking.
India is also among the top 10 countries together accounting for almost two-thirds of the world's smokers (63.6%) in 2015. This article outlines the current smoking scenario in India, existing government policies and strategies to improve smoking control. Heavy Toll of Tobacco use: Indian Scenario India is the second…
