Survey: Anti-Smoking Law Already Showing Results

Ljubljana, 4 September - A month after changes to the anti-smoking law entered into force, almost 3% of smokers have started quitting smoking, while 14% are considering quitting, results of a survey that the Health Ministry presented on Tuesday showed.

Ljubljana Representatives of the Health Ministry speaking to the press a month after changes to the anti-smoking law entered into force. From left to right: Vesna Kerstin Petric of the department for a healthy lifestyle, Director of CINDI Slovenia Jozica Mavcec Zakotnik, and Health Minister Andrej Brucan. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Representatives of the Health Ministry speaking to the press a month after changes to the anti-smoking law entered into force.
From left to right: Vesna Kerstin Petric of the department for a healthy lifestyle,
Director of CINDI Slovenia Jozica Mavcec Zakotnik, and Health Minister Andrej Brucan.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Representatives of the Health Ministry speaking to the press a month after changes to the anti-smoking law entered into force. Director of CINDI Slovenia Jozica Mavcec Zakotnik. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Representatives of the Health Ministry speaking to the press a month after changes to the anti-smoking law entered into force.
Director of CINDI Slovenia Jozica Mavcec Zakotnik.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Representatives of the Health Ministry speaking to the press a month after changes to the anti-smoking law entered into force. Director of CINDI Slovenia Jozica Mavcec Zakotnik. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Representatives of the Health Ministry speaking to the press a month after changes to the anti-smoking law entered into force.
Director of CINDI Slovenia Jozica Mavcec Zakotnik.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Representatives of the Health Ministry speaking to the press a month after changes to the anti-smoking law entered into force. Vesna Kerstin Petric of the department for a healthy lifestyle. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Representatives of the Health Ministry speaking to the press a month after changes to the anti-smoking law entered into force.
Vesna Kerstin Petric of the department for a healthy lifestyle.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Representatives of the Health Ministr< speaking to the press a month after changes to the anti-smoking law entered into force. Tomaz Caks of the Ljubljana Medicine Faculty. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Representatives of the Health Ministr< speaking to the press a month after changes to the anti-smoking law entered into force.
Tomaz Caks of the Ljubljana Medicine Faculty.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Health Minister Andrej Brucan speaking to the press a month after changes to the anti-smoking law entered into force. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Health Minister Andrej Brucan speaking to the press a month after changes to the anti-smoking law entered into force.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Health Minister Andrej Brucan speaking to the press a month after changes to the anti-smoking law entered into force. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Health Minister Andrej Brucan speaking to the press a month after changes to the anti-smoking law entered into force.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Health Minister Andrej Brucan speaking to the press a month after changes to the anti-smoking law entered into force. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Health Minister Andrej Brucan speaking to the press a month after changes to the anti-smoking law entered into force.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Health Minister Andrej Brucan speaking to the press a month after changes to the anti-smoking law entered into force. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Health Minister Andrej Brucan speaking to the press a month after changes to the anti-smoking law entered into force.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Health Minister Andrej Brucan speaking to the press a month after changes to the anti-smoking law entered into force. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Health Minister Andrej Brucan speaking to the press a month after changes to the anti-smoking law entered into force.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Health Minister Andrej Brucan speaking to the press a month after changes to the anti-smoking law entered into force. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Health Minister Andrej Brucan speaking to the press a month after changes to the anti-smoking law entered into force.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

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