Israel’s smoking rate dropped to its lowest point ever, according to a new survey. Only 23 percent of Israeli adults smoke, compared with 42 percent in the 1970s, 37 percent in the early 1980s and 29 percent in the 1990s, the Jerusalem Post reported.
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