[Culturechat] CH Smoking

[Anita Killen]

I'll drink to that!!!!!!!   Smoking is what got me in trouble to where I
can't go traveling overseas anymore.  When I see the young folks having
their smoke break outside the grocery store, I go over and stick my
oxygen-connected face in front of them and tell them that doing that got me
into this shape - and when I quit 19 years ago I didn't even have any
trouble breathing.  That's how insidious smoking is.  End of lecture.  I
feel that every little dig at these young folks just might help them to
wise up.

Anita Killen

Vance Roy wrote:

> Many CH Idyllers have commented on the number and age of CH smokers.
> This is apparent to all of us, especially the number of young women who
> smoke as a "fashion statement".
>
> It looks like the government has noticed too. A campaign has been
> started by the Federal Council to target young smokers. The tobacco
> epidemic, as it has been called by the department of health, leaves only
> Hungary and Greece with more smokers in Europe than CH. The Swiss spend
> nearly 5 billion CHF per year in anti-smoking measures. They plan to
> increase this to 10 billion by 2005.
>
> A tax of 57 % will be placed on tobacco products. This is the level
> recommended by the EU, but the Swiss tax is now only 52 %. This would
> increase the cost by between a half and three quarters of a CHF.
> Limitations on retail outlets, advertising, and age of legal purchase
> will also be enacted. Those under the age 16 would be prohibited from
> buying tobacco products.
>
> Even if you are a smoker, I do not believe that anyone in this day and
> age would encourage a young person to begin.
> --
> Vance C. Roy
> gigli.saw@dplanet.ch
>
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