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ARMENIA JOINS QUIT AND WIN ANTI-SMOKING CAMPAIGN
Armenpress
May 31 2006
YEREVAN, MAY 31, ARMENPRESS: Armenia joined an international
anti-smoking campaign, Quit and Win, in 2004. The campaign is held
once in every two year in all big cities of the planet . In 2004 some
100 countries and more than 1 million participated in it.
In 2004 in Armenia 450 people responded to the call to quit smoking
and 111 managed to resist the temptation to smoke doing the campaign's
span , but only 35 quit smoking for ever.
This year the anti-smoking campaign was held from May 2 to May 29
and out of 588 smokers 25 resisted the temptation and after passing a
special test they reached the final stage . Some of the winners were
given precious presents. Two, a male and a female, will also travel
to Finland to take part in an international prize winning event.
However, according to Armenian doctors, the number of smokers in
Armenia is on the constant rise Some experts estimate that more than
half of all males are smokers. They say the number of smoking women
also increases, the bulk of them in Yerevan.
Armenpress
May 31 2006
YEREVAN, MAY 31, ARMENPRESS: Armenia joined an international
anti-smoking campaign, Quit and Win, in 2004. The campaign is held
once in every two year in all big cities of the planet . In 2004 some
100 countries and more than 1 million participated in it.
In 2004 in Armenia 450 people responded to the call to quit smoking
and 111 managed to resist the temptation to smoke doing the campaign's
span , but only 35 quit smoking for ever.
This year the anti-smoking campaign was held from May 2 to May 29
and out of 588 smokers 25 resisted the temptation and after passing a
special test they reached the final stage . Some of the winners were
given precious presents. Two, a male and a female, will also travel
to Finland to take part in an international prize winning event.
However, according to Armenian doctors, the number of smokers in
Armenia is on the constant rise Some experts estimate that more than
half of all males are smokers. They say the number of smoking women
also increases, the bulk of them in Yerevan.