India’s deadly surge in tobacco use: 60% urban spike in decade, 565% rural gutka boom. What it means скачать в хорошем качестве

India’s deadly surge in tobacco use: 60% urban spike in decade, 565% rural gutka boom. What it means

A new working paper by the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister shows an alarming rise in tobacco consumption across India. The study finds that urban tobacco-using households increased by 60 percent over the past decade, while gutka consumption in rural India surged by more than 500 percent. Experts warn that growing use of smokeless tobacco could worsen India’s burden of oral cancer, lung disease and cardiovascular conditions. In this discussion with ThePrint's Sneha Richhariya, Prof Chintamani, chairman of surgical oncology at New Delhi's Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, and Dr Rakesh Gupta, President and Director of Public Health at Strategic Institute for Public Health Education & Research (SIPHER), Chandigarh explain the key drivers behind rising tobacco use, weak enforcement of tobacco control laws, and what stronger policy measures India needs. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Exclusive content, special privileges & more – Subscribe to ThePrint for Special benefits: https://theprint.in/subscribe/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with ThePrint » Subscribe to ThePrint: https://theprint.in/subscribe/ » Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/3nCMpht » Like us on Facebook:   / theprintindia   » Tweet us on Twitter:   / theprintindia   » Follow us on Instagram:   / theprintindia   » Find us on LinkedIn :   / theprint   » Subscribe to ThePrint on Telegram: https://t.me/ThePrintIndia » Find us on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2NMVlnB » Find us on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3pEOta8