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New Delhi [India], August 8 (ANI/PRNewswire): Tobacco use is a leading cause of preventable death in India, causing nearly 1.35 million deaths a year. On 28th July 2022, medical doctors and young people came together for a virtual roundtable in an effort to unpack and better understand the effects of tobacco use on youth health and well-being. 'Youth Health and Well-Being: Doctors' Dialogue on Reducing Tobacco Consumption in India,' organized by MASH Project Foundation with technical partner Vital Strategies, brought together 8 medical practitioners and experts across 8 health specializations and had 87 participants from more than 6 youth networks. According to India's Global Youth Tobacco Survey, 2019, more than 54% of young people initiate tobacco use before age 10, which may lead to nicotine addiction and a range of chronic illnesses such as cancer, lung diseases, heart diseases and stroke. Youth are constantly lured to initiate tobacco use with tobacco too readily a