Publications by authors named "Suzauddin Saifi"
Rev Environ Health
March 2024
Article Synopsis
- - Tobacco is the only consumer product that kills half of its users annually, posing serious challenges for control, particularly in India where both smoked and smokeless forms are common.
- - The National Non-Communicable Disease Monitoring Survey indicates a significant prevalence of tobacco use, with 32.8% of adults and 3.1% of adolescents using it daily; however, recent efforts have resulted in an overall reduction of 8.1 million tobacco users.
- - The article outlines India's legislative, regulatory, and fiscal approaches to tobacco control through the MPOWER strategy, which focuses on monitoring use, preventing secondhand smoke exposure, providing quitting assistance, raising awareness, enforcing bans, and increasing taxes on tobacco products.
