Those with a GED, uninsured adults and adults with Medicaid, American Indian/Alaska Natives, and LGBTQ adults smoke at significantly higher rates than the rest of the population
A statement from the Health Ministry said the goal of the ban is to "protect public health and promote a tobacco-free generation." "Under the new provision, individuals born on or after January 1, 2007 are prohibited from purchasing, using, or being sold tobacco products within the Maldives," the statement read
The law specifies measures to control not only concentration of nicotine in cigarettes but, probably of more importance, the law describes which cancerogenic substances are allowed
Alpers SE, Skogen JC, Mland S, et al
Even if the smoker falls asleep the cigarette is always in the ashtray
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