First puff of smoke: Age of onset falling (May 31 is World No Tobacco Day)

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By Azera Parveen Rahman (14:00) New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) Vulnerable and curious youngsters make for a "soft target" for tobacco companies who glamourise their product, said experts as the age of onset of experiment with cigarettes or other form of tobacco worryingly fell to a startling 11-12 years. WHO's theme for the World No Tobacco Day this year on strengthening laws that ban promotion of such products has been welcomed by experts who claim that the age profile of first time tobacco users ...

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