A service for global professionals·Monday, February 19, 2018 · 432,847,740 Articles · 3+ Million Readers Tobacco use down 27.6% in state: Survey Feb 17, 2018 - The Times of India PATNA: The Global Adult Tobacco Survey 2 (GATS-2) for the year 2016-17 revealed that the prevalence of tobacco use in Bihar has dropped from 53.5% to 25.9% in the last seven years. The survey fact sheet was released by state health minister Mangal Pandey on Saturday. Interestingly, the prevalence of tobacco use among youngsters in the age group of 15-17 year decreased from 21.7% … [Read more]