Alarming rise numbrs of tobacco addict girls

Number of tobacco addict girls is increasing in India. According to a report, 8.3% girls take tobacco in some form and what worries more is that the girls are in the age bracket of 13-15.

Global Youth Tobacco Survey has release these statistics in its recent first such report. The experts are saying that it indicates towards even more number of women consuming tobacco in some form. The survey was conducted by Union Health Ministry along with WHO.

Expert say that as women comprise about 20 percent of the world’s more than one billion smokers, in India the number of women smokers may be rising alarmingly. The tobacco is being consumed in varied forms like gutka, paan masala with tobacco, misri and gul. The report will be released on June.