Diseases linked to smoking kill 6 people daily

Second-hand smoke accounts for one in six deaths from tobacco-related diseases: Study

Worldwide, second-hand smoke accounts for one in eight - or 12.5 per cent - of all deaths attributed to tobacco-related diseases. PHOTO: ST FILE
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Deadly puffs of smoke are claiming innocent lives in Singapore.

Smoking-related diseases kill six people here each day - including one who is not even a smoker.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on March 27, 2018, with the headline Diseases linked to smoking kill 6 people daily. Subscribe