Smoking, drinking disastrous for Russia - Putin
MOSCOW. May 8 (Interfax) - Smoking and drinking are disastrous for
Russia, candidate for prime minister Vladimir Putin said at the Thursday
meeting of the State Duma.
"The number of drinkers and smokers in Russia twice exceeds that in
the majority of developed states," he said.
The government and society should tackle this problem, he said.
"Certainly, we will not fight this evil with bans or higher prices," he
added.
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