It is known that smoking is associated with:
- Death of one individual every 8 seconds
- Death of 12, 000 individuals every day
- Death of 4 million individuals annually
Experimental as well as descriptive studies confirm that smoking causes:
- Cancers
- Cardiovascular diseases
Smoking consequences are overwhelming both on the individual and national level. Morbidity and mortality associated with smoking means an increase in health expenditure; in addition to the suffering of the affected individuals as well their families