| For Europe's beleaguered smokers, it sounds too good to be true: a satisfying hit of tobacco, without the smoke that so gets up everyone's noses. On that logic, sinus - a moist plug of snuff-style tobacco, which Scandinavians insert under their upper lips - ought to be gearing up for a boom.
Sinus makers have already seen sales soar in Norway, where a ban on smoking in public places was introduced in June; now, they hope to repeat the experience around the world.
"You will see more and more smoking bans," predicts Bo Aulin of Swedish Match, the dominant sinus manufacturer.
Statistics of lethal outcomes due to smoking:
According to WHO, every six seconds, on an average one person dies due to the diseases caused by tobacco smoking and five million people die every year due to the same reason. “If the increasing tendency of smoking does not decrease, then according to the prognosis, around 10 million people shall die prematurely per year by 2020 and by the year 2030, tobacco smoking becomes one of the leading factors, causing premature death”.
According to the first Dr. Head of the committee of the State of Duma of the Russian Federation for health protection, academician of Russian Academy of Medical Sciences Mr. Nikolay Gerasimenko “In Russia, up to half a million people die every year due to the diseases caused by tobacco smoking”.
Passive smoking increases statistics of mortality due to tobacco smoking.
Miscellaneous:
Yellow teeth, an unpleasant odor from mouth and an unpleasant smell from the hair belong to the negative consequences of smoking.
At night, smoking military men unmask the location of their units and thus, become a target for snipers.
Smoking is a frequent reason for fires;
Stubs strongly litter the streets and premises.
According to some information, smoking heightens alcoholic intoxication by 1 ˝ times.
Tobacco smoking is considered a sin in some religions.
Drinking water helps in kicking the smoking habit.
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