In addition, modernization of retail networks, increasing disposable incomes, and changing consumer lifestyles are expected to enhance accessibility and consumption, reinforcing Indias position as one of the key markets in Asia
In fact, second-hand smoke causes serious respiratory and cardiovascular diseases and kills around 1.3 million prematurely each year
We have an uphill burden in convincing people that this can be a real thing, he says
When a cigarette is lit, the tobacco inside it combusts (burns) to generate smoke, which contains thousands of harmful chemicals that can lead to smoking-related diseases
Needham, Mass., enacted the first law restricting tobacco purchases to those 21 and up roughly two decades ago