Number of cigarette smokers down from 31% to 28% in the last 4 years
The NCDC interviewed 3,092 sixteen-year-old school students in 2019 in 279 public and private schools throughout the country, of which 12 per cent said they had smoked a cigarette within the last 30 days. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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The number of adults who smoke cigarettes in Georgia hsa decreased from 31 to 28.2 per cent in Georgia in the last four years, reports the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
The NCDC also reports that the number of smokers among 16-year old adolescents decreased from 18 to 12 per cent in the last four years.
The NCDC’S survey titled Public Support for Banning Smoking in Taxis (2020) shows that 86 per cent of the population is in favour of banning tobacco consumption in taxis.
The Majority of survey participants (83.4) say that they always obtain permission from a taxi driver to smoke a cigarette, while 12.6 per cent say they usually do not ask permission before smoking.
The NCDC interviewed 3,092 sixteen-year-old school students in 2019 in 279 public and private schools throughout the country, of which 12 per cent said they had smoked a cigarette within the last 30 days.
The survey shows that the number of boys who smoke cigarettes is more than twice as high (17%) than the number of girls (7%).
Starting today, smoking is prohibited inside all areas of all stadiums in Georgia which have administration.
The law on tobacco control now stipulates that any individual smoking in public indoor places in Georgia will now be fined, reports the Tobacco Control Alliance.
Smoking is only allowed at a person’s own home, prisons, licensed cigar bars, casinos, airport transit zones and outside. Smoking is only allowed at a person’s own home, prisons, licensed cigar bars, casinos, airport transit zones and outside.
110 violations of the rules of tobacco consumption have been recorded by patrol inspectors since the enactment of the new regulations on tobacco control until June 7.
A bill banning smoking in taxis and personal vehicles transporting minors is set to be presented to the Georgian parliament in its next session.
The Georgian National Centre for Disease Control on Thursday published the results of the latest report of the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population on electronic cigarette-related risks for health, issuing warnings on increased risk of lung damage, cardiovascular diseases and cancer associated with the product.
The United Nations representation in Georgia has called on the country’s parliament to take immediate steps for ensuring the plain packaging regulation on tobacco products and avoid another postponement in the long-delayed requirement.