{"id":972,"date":"2025-06-13T13:54:04","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T10:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hi-ua.org\/?post_type=news&#038;p=972"},"modified":"2025-06-24T13:59:33","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T10:59:33","slug":"zaborony-tinovyy-rynok-i-nasvay-shho-vidbuvayetsya-z-kurinnyam-u-tsentralniy-aziyi","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/hi-ua.org\/en\/news\/zaborony-tinovyy-rynok-i-nasvay-shho-vidbuvayetsya-z-kurinnyam-u-tsentralniy-aziyi\/","title":{"rendered":"Bans, Black Markets, and Naswar: What\u2019s Happening with Smoking in Central Asia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1524\" data-end=\"1915\">Significant changes are unfolding in tobacco and nicotine control across Central Asia.<br data-start=\"1610\" data-end=\"1613\" \/>Kazakhstan has had a ban on the sale of e-cigarettes in place for over a year. However, instead of reducing consumption, the ban has pushed the market underground. Illegal sales through Telegram channels are flourishing, and many smokers \u2014 including teenagers \u2014 have returned to traditional cigarettes.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1917\" data-end=\"2293\">Kyrgyzstan is now following suit: a similar ban on e-cigarettes will take effect in July. Yet another risky product is already popular there \u2014 naswar. This homemade mixture, originating in Afghanistan, includes tobacco, slaked lime, oil, ash, and even chicken or camel droppings. Due to its low cost, naswar is often used as a cigarette substitute, especially among youth.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2295\" data-end=\"2541\">There are numerous myths about tobacco and nicotine products in the region \u2014 even among healthcare professionals. This creates barriers to smoking cessation. Smokers who don\u2019t believe they can fully quit often remain trapped in daily tobacco use.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2543\" data-end=\"2827\">Our team of experts recently completed a series of trainings in Central Asian countries focused on supporting smokers toward complete cessation.<br \/>\n<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-977\" src=\"https:\/\/hi-ua.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/photo_2025-06-24_12-43-08.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hi-ua.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/photo_2025-06-24_12-43-08.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/hi-ua.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/photo_2025-06-24_12-43-08-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hi-ua.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/photo_2025-06-24_12-43-08-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hi-ua.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/photo_2025-06-24_12-43-08-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-976\" src=\"https:\/\/hi-ua.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/photo_2025-06-24_12-48-46.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hi-ua.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/photo_2025-06-24_12-48-46.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/hi-ua.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/photo_2025-06-24_12-48-46-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hi-ua.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/photo_2025-06-24_12-48-46-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hi-ua.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/photo_2025-06-24_12-48-46-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-975\" src=\"https:\/\/hi-ua.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/photo_2025-06-24_12-48-53.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hi-ua.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/photo_2025-06-24_12-48-53.jpg 960w, https:\/\/hi-ua.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/photo_2025-06-24_12-48-53-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/hi-ua.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/photo_2025-06-24_12-48-53-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-974\" src=\"https:\/\/hi-ua.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/photo_2025-06-24_12-49-03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hi-ua.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/photo_2025-06-24_12-49-03.jpg 960w, https:\/\/hi-ua.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/photo_2025-06-24_12-49-03-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/hi-ua.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/photo_2025-06-24_12-49-03-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Significant changes are unfolding in tobacco and nicotine control across Central Asia.Kazakhstan has had a ban on the sale of e-cigarettes in place for over a year. However, instead of reducing consumption, the ban has pushed the market underground. Illegal sales through Telegram channels are flourishing, and many smokers \u2014 including teenagers \u2014 have returned [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":973,"template":"","class_list":["post-972","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hi-ua.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/972","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hi-ua.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hi-ua.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/hi-ua.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/972\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":979,"href":"https:\/\/hi-ua.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/972\/revisions\/979"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hi-ua.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/973"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hi-ua.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=972"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}