Regulation Tightens Smoking, Save Our Youth!
A number of anti-smoking community rallied to the Supreme Court building, Jakarta, Wednesday (03/09/2011). In its action in addition to disseminating the dangers of smoking their request to give strict punishment to people who smoke in public places.
JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Although there is a regulation that sets no-smoking areas, these efforts seem not enough to protect children and adolescents from the dangers of smoking.
"It takes a more stringent regulations, such as cessation of cigarette advertising, and banning the sale of cigarettes, especially in children and adolescents," said Chief Executive of the Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI) Sudaryatmo, while Consumer Dialogue Forum event on Saturday (22/10 / 2011) yesterday in Jakarta.
Sudaryatmo said, when compared with many developed countries or neighbors (Malaysia), Indonesia is still far behind the regulation. According to him, the preparation and implementation of more stringent rules about smoking is very urgent to do, given the target of the tobacco industry targets currently focus on teenagers and women.
"The main problem in our actual regulation. Regulatory we greatly missed by many countries. Indeed, with Malaysia, we also missed. If there (Malaysia), children under 18 years of age should not buy cigarettes," he said.
In stastistik, said Sudaryatmo, in developed countries such as Australia, the growth of teen smokers tend to fall, but if the numbers continue to rise in Indonesia. No wonder the tobacco industry has made Indonesia as the backbone of growth in the marketing of cigarettes and other sources.
"If the country's strict regulations, the public will be protected. But, if the regulations were loose like Indonesia, he became a haven for cigarette industry," he said.
He saw, a condition that occurs in Indonesia shows that there are still efforts to pull of the health and economic stronghold.
"Actually this is the choice to stay. If the government more priority than the health aspect of the economy then the problem will be finished," he said.
resource:
http://health.kompas.com/read/2011/10/24/10315096/Perketat.Regulasi.Rokok.Selamatkan.Remaja
JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Although there is a regulation that sets no-smoking areas, these efforts seem not enough to protect children and adolescents from the dangers of smoking.
"It takes a more stringent regulations, such as cessation of cigarette advertising, and banning the sale of cigarettes, especially in children and adolescents," said Chief Executive of the Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI) Sudaryatmo, while Consumer Dialogue Forum event on Saturday (22/10 / 2011) yesterday in Jakarta.
Sudaryatmo said, when compared with many developed countries or neighbors (Malaysia), Indonesia is still far behind the regulation. According to him, the preparation and implementation of more stringent rules about smoking is very urgent to do, given the target of the tobacco industry targets currently focus on teenagers and women.
"The main problem in our actual regulation. Regulatory we greatly missed by many countries. Indeed, with Malaysia, we also missed. If there (Malaysia), children under 18 years of age should not buy cigarettes," he said.
In stastistik, said Sudaryatmo, in developed countries such as Australia, the growth of teen smokers tend to fall, but if the numbers continue to rise in Indonesia. No wonder the tobacco industry has made Indonesia as the backbone of growth in the marketing of cigarettes and other sources.
"If the country's strict regulations, the public will be protected. But, if the regulations were loose like Indonesia, he became a haven for cigarette industry," he said.
He saw, a condition that occurs in Indonesia shows that there are still efforts to pull of the health and economic stronghold.
"Actually this is the choice to stay. If the government more priority than the health aspect of the economy then the problem will be finished," he said.
resource:
http://health.kompas.com/read/2011/10/24/10315096/Perketat.Regulasi.Rokok.Selamatkan.Remaja
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