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National Journal-Russia may have the first generation free from cigarette smoke

Members discuss law that, if passed, will prohibit the purchase of cigarettes. The current smokers would win a pass. The fight against smoking, which involves the medical and community health authorities throughout the world, is about to receive a huge boost in the greatest country in the world. Is to be born in Russia the first smoke-free generation. MEPs discuss one of the world's largest anti-tobacco projects. Anyone born after the approval of the law could no longer buy cigarettes. A ban would continue even after reaching adulthood. The current smokers would win a pass. Of every three Russians, at least one smoker. The Government estimates that smoking kills up to 400,000 people per year... [Read more]

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