Smoking in Saudi Arabia and its Control Measures
Almotairi, Dr. Mohamed . 2012
Smoking is a big issue in today‟s world. According to a study, the government of Saudi Arabia is spending billions of dollars to counter the prevalence of smoking. New rules have been made and strategies formulated to curb smoking in cities, and the result is visible now. Different anti-smoking advertisements in the form of banners and posters can be seen in different parts of the kingdom. The aim of these banners and advertisements is to control smoking. Usually the themes of the banners are the same that they are having less social values comparatively the non-smokers. Their activities are much different from others and they are not comfortable with everyone and everywhere. Introducing new and very innovative banners are hanging and showing very clearly that smoking is very injurious for health. This research provides valuable insight of the emergence of smoking as a severe health issue and how the government in Saudi Arabia is addressing this problem. A lot of articles and research papers were read and conclusions drawn to comment on the status of anti-smoking campaigns and how effective they are
