Smoking among Buddhist monks in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

E ditor ,-According to existing studies, Buddhist monks can have an impact on smoking cessation in a given population. 1 2 It is because of their influence that Buddhist monks in Phnom Penh, Cambodia were selected for a study of their knowledge, attitudes, and practices concerning tobacco, with the long term objective of developing ways of enlisting their support in tobacco control efforts in Cambodia. [...]when asked, "What do you do with the tobacco gift packages you receive?" 44% of the 318 respondents mentioned that they smoke the gift tobacco themselves.