Acta Scientific Medical Sciences (ASMS)(ISSN: 2582-0931)

Mini Review Volume 6 Issue 7

Public Health Update About Tobacco Use - A Review

KG Sruthi1* and Bhargavi2

1Independent Researcher, Hyderabad, India
2Independent Researcher, Chennai, India

*Corresponding Author: KG Sruthi, Independent Researcher, Hyderabad, India.

Received: April 01, 2022; Published: June 27, 2022

Abstract

Tobacco abuse has become a threat to public health worldwide. Management and prevention are two approaches to controlling them. A multidisciplinary approach related to various areas of sociology, psychology, family, and traditional cultures is required to tackle this problem. This review is about Tobacco its burden, and ways to prevent it.

Keywords: Tobacco; Public Health; India

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Citation

Citation: KG Sruthi and Bhargavi. “Public Health Update About Tobacco Use - A Review”.Acta Scientific Medical Sciences 6.7 (2022): 220-222.

Copyright

Copyright: © 2022 KG Sruthi and Bhargavi. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.




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