The disease landscape has shifted majorly over the past few decades. Drugs have exterminated most of the infectious life-threatening diseases of the past. However, today our lifestyle choices have given rise to several non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
Tobacco smoking is one of the biggest causes of death in the world. It has caused approximately 8 million deaths every year. According to World Health Organization (WHO), 1.3 billion people around the globe have a habit of smoking regularly. In India alone, there are approximately 12 crore tobacco users- making it the second-largest country with tobacco use in the world after China.