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With a significant increase in the number of minors addicted to smoking, concerned parties are urging the government to be more serious about controlling cigarette distribution, including electronic cigarettes. One of the concerned parties is Hakim Soramuda Pohan, an administrator at the National Commission on Tobacco Control."The Government is not aware that this country is drowning in this addiction," asserts Mr. Pohan.
Usingstatistics as the basis forhis arguments, Mr. Pohan says that every day 27 people die of smoking related diseases. In addition, overthe past 10 years, the number of minors who smoke has increased by 17 percent. These numbers alone speak more than enough to call for stricte renforcement of restrictions on cigarettes.
Tulus Abadi, Chairman of the Indonesia Consumer Agency Foundation (Yayasan Lembaga Konsumen Indonesia), is also concerned about this issue. Mr. Abadi notes that Indonesia is at the top of the list forcountries with the highest increase in the number of smokers.
Official data also supports Mr. Abadi’s concerns. According to the Ministry of Health Regional Office in South Kalimantan, there are approximately 15,000 minors who smoke cigarettes in thatarea. It is now estimated that 250 thousand minors in Indonesia are already regular smokers. To make things worse, Government Regulation No. 109 of 2012 which bans cigarettes from beingsold to minors under age of 18 is not being implemented properly.
Viewing current circumstances as negligence on the part of the government, the recent trend of electronic cigarettes is another serious issue which requires the whole-hearted attention ofthe government. Furthermore, the absence of a regulatory framework on e-cigarettes and Indonesia’s exclusion from the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control is furtherc omplicating matters.
(hot/kc)
Anne Aprina Priskila, Ady TD Achmad
With a significant increase in the number of minors addicted to smoking, concerned parties are urging the government to be more serious about controlling cigarette distribution, including electronic cigarettes. One of the concerned parties is Hakim Soramuda Pohan, an administrator at the National Commission on Tobacco Control."The Government is not aware that this country is drowning in this addiction," asserts Mr. Pohan.
Usingstatistics as the basis forhis arguments, Mr. Pohan says that every day 27 people die of smoking related diseases. In addition, overthe past 10 years, the number of minors who smoke has increased by 17 percent. These numbers alone speak more than enough to call for stricte renforcement of restrictions on cigarettes.
Tulus Abadi, Chairman of the Indonesia Consumer Agency Foundation (Yayasan Lembaga Konsumen Indonesia), is also concerned about this issue. Mr. Abadi notes that Indonesia is at the top of the list forcountries with the highest increase in the number of smokers.
Official data also supports Mr. Abadi’s concerns. According to the Ministry of Health Regional Office in South Kalimantan, there are approximately 15,000 minors who smoke cigarettes in thatarea. It is now estimated that 250 thousand minors in Indonesia are already regular smokers. To make things worse, Government Regulation No. 109 of 2012 which bans cigarettes from beingsold to minors under age of 18 is not being implemented properly.
Viewing current circumstances as negligence on the part of the government, the recent trend of electronic cigarettes is another serious issue which requires the whole-hearted attention ofthe government. Furthermore, the absence of a regulatory framework on e-cigarettes and Indonesia’s exclusion from the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control is furtherc omplicating matters.
(hot/kc)