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Dealing with Gutkha menace

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By Derek Yach, Samrat Chowdhery
| The Pioneer (India) Verified
India’s attempt to ban gutkha is celebrated as a triumph of public health legislation. Over the past decade, the central and state governments systematically outlawed the toxic blend of chewing tobacco, areca nut and flavourings. Optimism surged when the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS-2) projected a comforting 4.5 per cent decline in smokeless tobacco prevalence. But sweeping prohibitions rarely rewrite ground realities.
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2FIRSTS | Fiscal benefit, not health, strongest indicator for vape bans – Contributed by Samrat Chowdhery

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By Samrat Chowdhery
| 2Firsts
Disclaimer: This article is published by 2Firsts with the author’s permission. The views expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of 2Firsts. In this article, the author argues that: Global regulation of modern nicotine products varies widely, and these differences cannot be fully explained by public health evidence alone.
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Will Indonesia, a Key Tobacco Control Outlier, Keep Vaping Legal?

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By Samrat Chowdhery
| Filter
If Indonesia was already frowned upon by the World Health Organization (WHO) and tobacco control groups for its high and rising smoking rate, it sealed that outlier status in 2018. That’s when the country became one of the first in Asia, and in the Global South, to recognize vaping as a legitimate alternative to combustible tobacco.
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