In 2010, 930,000 adult
deaths in India willl be caused by
smoking.
$$ E-Cigarette Dimension
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Lakhs of
smokers die of cancer in Mother India. Sad. Most
people do not take the surgeon general’s
caution seriously. Sadder. Smoking is banned in
public places and bars, pubs, clubs, bistros et
al. Ridiculous/farcical. Smoking causes death.
Factual. Reason: Every smoker who reads it,
regrets having read it and furthermore, ignores
reading it the secondtime. Brilliant! The
Government is cold-eyed.
(Guaranteed).
According to a
2008 report in dancingwithshadows.com,
“A study has revealed that there are
currently about 120 million smokers in the
country and the rate of tobacco-linked deaths is
increasing at about 3% a year. The study,
conducted by Dr Prabhat Jha, of the Centre for
Global Health at the University in Toronto and
his groupies, said that in 2010 alone, smoking
will lead to nearly 1 million deaths in India.
Further, 70% of those deaths will occur in men
and women aged between 30 to 69. The study
was published in the New England
Journal of
Medicine.
The study was
conducted on a nationally representative sample
of 1.1 million Indian households. Dr. Jha and
his colleagues studied the prevalence of smoking
among 33,000 deceased women and 41,000 deceased
men. This was then contrasted with the
prevalence of smoking among 35,000 living women
and 43,000 living men.
Tobacco is still sold in its most
pure/raw formats in every cranny of developing
India (read hookah). An unIncredible
India, where the cost of a single kings' cigarette
alone can provide for a basic meal for one.
But, this is not happening. There can only be two
reasons for it. One, the people(smoke addicts)
are not get ting the message clearly
and next, the Government has other pastimes
rather than imposing a 'rightful ban' on tobacco
at the cost of intimidating the lobbyists and
tobacco companies.
“Now, smoke
your cigarette and even enjoy (read
Njoy) it as much because this
one(a lesser known brand) comes without tobacco
and is an E-Cigarette. It is actually good for
health (for passives!). And, you don’t need
an ash-tray to stub it either. It’s
lifetime reusable”, says a lawyer-to-be
Aman Thukral. Welcome to the world of virtual
cigarettes or ‘Electronic Cigarette’
(EC). The tobacco-less avatars are imported
mainly from Bangkok, Hongkong and the original and
best-grosser NJoy
- popular in the US, it is unreliably learnt is
mostly of Chinese origin and costs higher.
But the less famous brands can range from Rs.
6000 a pack (single rechargeable cigarette)
upwards.
The fnbworld spoke
with one such ‘Electronic Cigarette’
dealer, who is studying law. Aman Thukral (23),
says, “An E-Cigarettes box of (1
cigarette) costs Rs 6,000 (includes free
20-puffs trial /charger and doorstep
delivery). The cigarette needs 2 hours of
charging and can be puffed over 500-times, before
it has to be recharged and it is, indeed, without
any harmful effects or toxins/ tobacco-smoke. It
gives out smoke and the same sensations in the
lungs! It sure-shot facilitates tobacco
de-addiction”, he asserts. Let's try it.
Please.
{To order you pack, call:
Tanya Loveinsky at: # +91.9810461711
or write to her at:
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