World Without Tobacco Day this year is marked with the slogan “Tobacco and cardiovascular diseases”. Tobacco use is one of the main causes of cardiovascular diseases.

Due to smoking, 6 million people die every year, according to the World Health Organization, the death of about 900 people is due to secondhand smoke.

According to the official data, 26-27% of the population over the age of 15 smokes today in Armenia, every second man smokes (53.4%), in the case of women it is incomparably lower (2.3%), this cannot give an accurate picture of the situation, since women usually hide that they smoke; in recent years, the number of young smokers has increased.

Since last year, according to the EAEU regulation, in all participating countries cigarette packs got a terrible look. According to the international health organization, the photos are effective and help people to give up a dangerous habit.

“A1 +” conducted a survey among citizens to find out what influence the photos have on smokers and how they relate to the rise in cigarette price.