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Decline in smoking, but more teen vaping in Georgia

TBILISI, March 23 – Georgia has cut tobacco use over the past decade, but health advocates say the country is now facing a wave of teenage use of e-cigarettes. That warning came on Monday from the Tobacco Control Alliance, which said overall smoking prevalence in Georgia remains high at 24.8%. The group also said use … Read more

Georgia may ban smoking indoors and at sports arenas

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Tobacco Control Alliance demonstrating in Tbilisi in March, 2016. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Lawmakers in Georgia are pondering a blanket ban on smoking indoors which will also cover sports stadiums and all forms of public transport.

If the bill is passed, smoking will be prohibited inside all kinds of buildings, except for private homes, laboratories

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