Tobacco Harm Reduction: An Effectiive Tobacco Control Strategy
August 21, 2023 by ghanaweb.com
Tobacco Harm Reduction: An Effectiive Tobacco Control Strategy
According to medical experts, smoking is destructive to body organs and public health. People who smoke end up developing lung cancer, colon cancer, brain tumour, etc. Every year, there are seven million tobacco-related deaths worldwide of which 80% are among tobacco users in low- and middle- income countries (LMICs) while around 1.2 million are the result of non-smokers being exposed to second-hand smoke.
2.40% of the adult population are current smokers. There are approximately 453,184 current smokers in Ghana 4.40% of men are current smokers but only 0.30% of women.
SOURCE: GSTHR
