In-School Preventive Health Programme

adolescents in low-income neighbourhoods are easy targets.

The most affected by easy availability, low price and relentless marketing by the tobacco industry, are the less-fortunate adolescents growing up in India’s slums. Here, tobacco-use is pervasive. The reasons are several.With the monthly household income often less than ₹5,000, it’s a harsh environment for adolescents who lack proper guidance and are unable to differentiate between right and wrong.