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Rio de Janeiro intensifies campaign against smoking

05/28/2013

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Agency of Brazil


Rio de Janeiro - In honor of World No Tobacco Day, which will be celebrated next Friday (31), the Municipal Health intensifies from today (27) anti-smoking campaigns. Actions, ranging up to the 5th of June, will show films made examinations and will be promoting debates in health facilities and schools

The psychologist Ana Helena Rissin, which operates in the area of tobacco control in the office, said the goal is to decrease the number of smokers and prevent initiation to addiction. "There are two lines of action: one is to make the person who smokes to quit. Seventy percent of smokers will have to stop. The other line of action is we try to invest for young people not to start smoking, is the line of prevention, which is the subject of May 31 this year. "

With the law banning smoking in enclosed places, said psychologist can be observed drop in the number of smokers. "We had a great advance with the ban on smoking in enclosed environment, which helped a lot in reducing the use of cigarettes by people, especially by young people. In nightclubs, restaurants, young people no longer see people smoking, which does not stimulate the desire to smoke. "

Also according to the psychologist, 90% of smokers adhere to smoking up to 19 years of age due to advertisements. "The ads are placed next to candies and mints in bakeries and bars. It indicates that the young will forget the bullet and start smoking because the propaganda always have serious people, success. Place flavors in cigarettes is also to seduce the young. It is a great marketing strategy that gives too sure because disguises the taste of tobacco. ANVISA could prohibit such action, but is in danger of losing the power to continue the ban. "

According to the latest survey of the secretariat, in 2011, about 14% of people over 18 living in the city were smokers.

Edition: Carolina Pimentel



Source: Agency Brazil

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