Imagine how fatal a non-smoker can get from someone who smoke. It seem everywhere you go there are many people who smokes in public places in which a lot of people is vulnerable in breathing in the toxic it has.
It shows with this graph below the consequences of being a victim of SHS.
It can be inferred that Ischaemic heart disease accumalates the greatest factor cause of death in majority of the world like in South-East Asia, Europe and Western Pacific.
Smokers are not only putting themselves at risk, but also 1.8 billion non-smokers. In 2004, 40% of children, 33% of male non-smokers and 35% of female non-smokers were exposed to SHS worldwide.
In the Philippines, Smoked tobacco prevalence is high as shown below.
The data shows that it is the male adults who are chainsmokers having the highest percentage compared to females. They are greatly producing these hazardous smokes in our country.
Indeed the surveys of WHO compels us for immediate solutions. Not adhering to this issue will make more death tolls. The situation is at its peak, very alarming and health destructive.
Applying direct pressure to the open wound...
Due to this havoc, certain laws and legislation has been imposed by the government. A way to counteract the cutting of population that SHS is causing. Refer on the table below as for Philippines :
In the Philippines, while subnational legislation exists, no jurisdiction was assessed as having a complete ban in place;not all have smoke legislation policy is some sought after places like restaurants, offices and alike. With this it can be conclude that smoking is not absolutely ban in the Philippines. Rather these policies have control only to some areas.
Aside from creating regulation for smoke free environment, The government also realized in imposing the Sin Tax Law. This law adds more tax to cigarettes as a means of control.
Numerous scientific studies have also documented that smoke-free policies do not have an adverse economic impact on the hospitality industry.
The concept of imposing more tax to tobacco can be represented on the graph below:
As the government increases more the Tobacco Tax, the lesser will be the number of death and disease it may cause. Conversely, the lesser tobacco tax will urge consumers to purchase more and thus higher number of death and disease.
The fight for a clean air to breathe is everyone's concern. No one is excused. Children of parents who smoke, get to heaven earlier. STOP SECONDHAND SMOKING NOW!
I just know that there are areas here in the Philippines that banned
ReplyDeleteshs. It is so rampant nowadays, people smoke anywhere especially in
public places; the issue is nothing but a great threat to mankind
that has to stop now. There should be strict implementation of
the policies so that, the change we want will be attained. I am a victim
of this B*******t practice.
Indeed this societal concern on SHS has to stop now. I cannot afford to know another else victimized by it. Smokers must be aware of the danger on their smoking habit and let us make them quitting into such habit. Stopping them is our way to end this dilemma.
DeleteIt's a sad reality that people who don't even smoke are affected by the smoking done by others. This exhibits a perfect yet disturbing example of how one action can affect millions. And if they're seriously banning smoking in the country, then why is it that there are still places, specifically the public ones, in which smoking is still (or kind of) allowed? By looking at the table showing public places in the Philippines with smoke-free legislation, even some of the most crowded ones don't have one (e.g. offices, restaurants, etc.). And even though there's the "No Smoking" signs in other places, some still smoke.
ReplyDeleteWith having the idea of imposing a higher tax on cigarettes, I think it's a good start to have an end of this vice. Hopefully there will be actions/activities/programs as efficient and effective ways to stop smoking. We can organize them ourselves. And this blog post is already a good start. The youth must be aware of issues like this. We can do something, something that can be benefited by the future generations.
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DeleteThank you for being with us in this movement. To answer your question, I think it may be because those are private establishment in which the govt has to deal first with the owners. I'm pretty sure there has been certain measures that are implemented with regard to smoking.
DeleteThe reason why some people still smoke in no smoking zone is that the law is not strictly implemented though by law it is prohibited.
Perhaps increasing the tax will make a difference, and if more activities/campaigns to address in stopping this practice will make even better. I agree with you that the youth should be aware and be concern of this issue to contribute in changing the society used to be.
I guess banning cigarette smoking will never happen especially since the gov't could benefit much in the said activity through taxes so I think the only other way to stop secondhand smoking is to educate people who smokes to know their place and to respect other people. the key is discipline.
ReplyDeleteIt will also work on that way, one thing important in attaining maximum discipline is by having laws. Laws that are strictly followed by. We need to have these because we cant arrest a person directly without the for noncompliance of rules. So as to control those insensitive, irresponsible who smokes and having others inhale it.
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