Third World's Largest Indonesian smokers

healthy-living21.blogspot.com - Indonesia is still ranked third for the number of smokers in the world, which is about 65 million people. This figure will continue to increase if the government does not regulate the behavior of smoking and the tobacco industry and cigarette advertising ban does not apply.

As an ambassador antitembakau, 38 finalists of Miss Indonesia 2010 appear in the action concerned with the National Tobacco Control themed Healthy, Smart and Achievement without smoking at City Walk Sudirman, Jakarta, Saturday (10/02/2010).

This is expressed by the Chairman of the National Commission on Tobacco Control, Laksmiati Hanafiah, when met Kompas.com, Saturday (10/02/2010) on the sidelines of Peace Action Healthy, Smart and Achievement without smoking that was held at Citywalk Sudirman, Jakarta.

According to the woman who was familiarly called Mia, the age of the smokers in Indonesia, more in the range of 15 to 19 years. "Among 70 percent of the number of smokers it is the middle to bottom of society," he said.

As a result, continued Mia, the parents of the lack of attention to nutrition among their children. "The money is supposed to buy food, was spent for buying cigarettes," he said.

Secretary General of the National Commission on Tobacco Control, Suhardi, said that, among smokers of low-educated people and finances to lower middle sentence was less attention to the dangers of smoking warnings.

"Better in cigarette packs, there is a memorial with the picture. For example, images of disease caused by smoking, such as stroke and cancer," said Suhardi.

He said the neighbors have tried to apply the warning smoke through the picture.

"Malaysia, Singapore and other countries have been practicing them. Evidently, the number of smokers in some countries that experienced a decline 15-20 percent," he said.

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