Worrisome increase in rate of smoking among students in Kuwait

Arab Times
May 18, 2023

Worrisome increase in rate of smoking among students in Kuwait


KUWAIT CITY, May 18: Health experts have warned about the high rates of smoking in the country, especially among adolescents and young adults, reports Al-Qabas daily. During a press conference held by the Kuwait Society for Combating Smoking and Cancer, the experts revealed that the rate of smoking among school students in Kuwait has risen to 29 percent, according to recent studies, and the rate of smoking cigarettes and shisha among university students is 46 percent.