Stub it out: China’s Jilin puts smokers to a 90-day test
- BEIJING: Stub it out for 90 days and prove it - that’s the challenge being put to smokers in China’s northeastern Jilin province, as the country expands anti-smoking efforts through outdoor restrictions, campaigns and volunteer patrols.
- Launched on Sep 1, the province-wide competition offers participants one-on-one support from doctors, including psychological intervention and medical assistance, according to local authorities.
- Participants must be at least 18 years old and have smoked for more than a year, according to Chinese media reports.
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- BEIJING: Stub it out for 90 days and prove it - that’s the challenge being put to smokers in China’s northeastern Jilin province, as the country expands anti-smoking efforts through outdoor restrictions, campaigns and volunteer patrols.
- Launched on Sep 1, the province-wide competition offers participants one-on-one support from doctors, including psychological intervention and medical assistance, according to local authorities.
- Participants must be at least 18 years old and have smoked for more than a year, according to Chinese media reports.
Sources: CNA