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Monday, January 28, 2008

Female smokers 'double in Russia'


Smoking rates have more than doubled in Russia since the collapse of the Soviet Union, researchers say. The Bath University-led team said "aggressive targeting" of women by tobacco firms was behind the rise. Researchers monitoring 7,000 people over 11 years found 7% of women smoked in 1992, compared with 15% in 2003, the Tobacco Control journal reports. Manufacturer British American Tobacco said the increase was...

In the U.S smoking is implemented to alleviate depression, if the smoking rate has increased then I believe that peoples depression in Russia has increased.

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