According to a survey on the state of smoking during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, about 50 percent of tobacco and nicotine users in major metros of India engaged in meditation as a healthy coping mechanism. The Indian government announced a ban the sale of liquor, tobacco, and chewing tobacco or gutka on April 15, 2020 as a measure to slow the spread of COVID-19 during the lockdown.
Tobacco and nicotine users engaged in meditation as a coping mechanism during the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis in India in 2020, by city tier
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The Indian Express (Express Healthcare). (May 12, 2020). Tobacco and nicotine users engaged in meditation as a coping mechanism during the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis in India in 2020, by city tier [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 18, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124386/india-meditation-for-tobacco-and-nicotine-users-covid-19-crisis-by-city-tier/
The Indian Express (Express Healthcare). "Tobacco and nicotine users engaged in meditation as a coping mechanism during the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis in India in 2020, by city tier." Chart. May 12, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124386/india-meditation-for-tobacco-and-nicotine-users-covid-19-crisis-by-city-tier/
The Indian Express (Express Healthcare). (2020). Tobacco and nicotine users engaged in meditation as a coping mechanism during the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis in India in 2020, by city tier. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124386/india-meditation-for-tobacco-and-nicotine-users-covid-19-crisis-by-city-tier/
The Indian Express (Express Healthcare). "Tobacco and Nicotine Users Engaged in Meditation as a Coping Mechanism during The Coronavirus (Covid-19) Crisis in India in 2020, by City Tier." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124386/india-meditation-for-tobacco-and-nicotine-users-covid-19-crisis-by-city-tier/
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