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Authorities in Bahrain are planning to tighten the noose and enforce the anti-smoking law in public places in a determined effort to make the kingdom a healthier and more pleasant place to live in and visit.
Offenders and owners of premises are likely to face stiff penalties and full details of the crackdown will be announced later this year when restaurants and eating areas in hotels will have to ensure they provide smoke-free areas.
The aim is to ensure the country does not become plunged into a health crisis caused by sufferers of smoking-related diseases in the future.
According to the Ministry of Health the numbers of adult smokers have risen alarmingly in recent months to almost 30 per cent of the adult population ... with more men than ever before being hooked on the dreaded weed.
And, in a bid to help people quit smoking a prominent heart surgeon is offering a unique service in the kingdom to help the nicotine-addicted quit before they end up under his scalpel.
We put his ear-zapping machine to the test and find out how successful the treatment was for a heavy-smoking expat housewife.
