Tobacco Control Order Provides What Basis for Discouraging Secondhand Smoke in Public *** Places

May 31 is International No Tobacco Day, and the tobacco industry has once again become a focus of attention for the state, the industry and consumers.　In recent years, China's tobacco industry production and sales volume have maintained steady development, profits and taxes have reached record highs year after year, and the tobacco industry has become the industry that pays the most taxes, accounting for nearly 10% of government revenue. However, behind this set of brilliant data, at the same time there is another set of data showing an upward trend - according to the World Health Organization, China is the world's largest smoking population in the world, in 2002, China's smokers about 350 million, reaching 1/3 of the world's smokers. Tobacco economy and health and safety issues will be how to balance?　Steady development of the tobacco industry Since 1987, tobacco has been China's number one source of tax revenue In 2002, China's tobacco industry paid 145.6 billion yuan in taxes and profits, accounting for 8% of China's fiscal revenues In 2004, China's tobacco industry realized a cumulative total of more than 210 billion yuan in profits and taxes, which doubled compared to 2000, and the tax revenues from the tobacco industry accounted for 10% of the country's total tax revenues In 2005, it grew to 240 In 2005, it grew to 240 billion yuan.　The production and sales of cigarettes have also maintained a steady growth trend. Production increased from 35,783,000 cartons in 2003 to 38,576,000 cartons in 2005, an increase of 7.2%, and sales increased from 35,959,000 cartons in 2003 to 38,998,700 cartons in 2005, an increase of 7.8%, and the economic benefits have also maintained a steady growth momentum.　　　More than one million people in China die every year from diseases caused by smoking Cigarette smoking is harmful to health has become a recognized fact.　It is understood that cigarettes contain more than 1400 kinds of ingredients. Smoking smoke produced by more than 40 kinds of carcinogenic substances, there are more than 10 kinds of substances that will promote the development of cancer, which is the most harmful to the human body is nicotine, carbon monoxide and a variety of other metal compounds. Relevant medical research shows that smoking is a behavioral hazard factor for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and many other diseases, and smoking has become the second global killer after hypertension.　Some data show that the incidence of lung cancer in long-term smokers is 10 to 20 times higher than that of non-smokers, the incidence of laryngeal cancer is 6 to 10 times higher than that of non-smokers, the incidence of coronary heart disease is 2 to 3 times higher than that of non-smokers, the incidence of circulatory system is 3 times higher than that of non-smokers, and the incidence of tracheal diseases is 2-8 times higher than that of non-smokers. Passive smoking is even more harmful, an average of 1 hour of passive smoking per day is enough to destroy the arterial vasculature. Some women who live with smokers*** are six times more likely to develop lung cancer than normal people.　Sixty percent of men and 4 percent of women over the age of 15 in this country smoke. And 5 million smokers worldwide die of smoking-related diseases every year, including 1.2 million in China.　According to statistics, this number will reach 10 million by 2020 if left unchecked.　Therefore, according to data provided by the World Health Organization, although the tobacco industry has always claimed that the employment and tax revenues generated by this industry contribute significantly to the world's economy, the tobacco industry's contribution to the economy is far from enough to offset the losses it causes to household spending, public **** health, the environment and the national economy. Therefore, the World Health Organization has included the tobacco epidemic as the most serious global public **** health problem in its priority areas of control.　One out of every four people smoke, the number of smokers accounted for 1/3 of the global smokers China is both a major producer of tobacco and a major consumer of tobacco. According to statistics, China's tobacco production is equivalent to the sum of the other seven largest tobacco-producing countries. China sells as many as 1.6 trillion cigarettes annually, and nationals consume about one-third of the world's cigarettes. Currently, there are about 320-360 million smokers in China, accounting for about 1/3 of the total number of smokers in the world, which means that one out of every four Chinese people is a smoker.　It is understood that the results of the 1996 National Epidemiological Survey of Smoking Behavior showed that the national smoking rate among people over the age of 15 was 37.6%, with the rates for men and women being 66.9% and 4.2%, respectively. Comparing the results of the two surveys after standardizing them with data from the 2000 census, the prevalence of smoking among the population in 2002 decreased by 1.8 per cent compared to 1996, and by 3.1 per cent and 1.0 per cent for men and women, respectively. However, due to population growth and aging, the number of smokers still increased by 30 million compared to 1996. The results of the survey show that in 2002, the smoking rate of people over 15 years of age in China was 35.8%, of which the smoking rates of men and women were 66.0% and 3.1% respectively.　Behind the huge smoking population, the trend of the youthfulness of China's smoking population has begun to intensify, and compared with the 1980s, the average age of starting to smoke has dropped from 22.4 years to 19.7 years.　Recently held the China Association of Smoking and Health 10th anniversary of the celebration of the news: China's smoking population is the younger age, the youth smoking rate is rising, the number of smokers reached 50 million. Experts call for: let the youth away from the harm of tobacco.　Tobacco control in China has a long way to go The high tax profits generated by China's tobacco industry and the tobacco industry's health and safety issues have made the situation extremely complex.　Tobacco control campaigns have been launched in China since the late 1980s. Since then, regulations have been introduced to restrict tobacco advertising, youth smoking, and smoking in public ****places. However, because of the lack of binding regulations, smoking in restaurants, offices, and other public ****ing places still occurs today.　In 2003, China officially moved closer to the world on tobacco control. First, the Chinese government officially signed the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), and in the same year established the National Tobacco Control Office (NTCO), which is subordinate to the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and serves as the most direct department for tobacco control at the central government level, with responsibility for the training of smoking cessation doctors, organizing smoking cessation competitions, surveys of smoking conditions, and a wide range of anti-smoking publicity activities. Tobacco control　Since 2005, the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) has been in effect in China, and most of its provisions are aimed at limiting tobacco production and consumption. The government bans or restricts most advertisements, promotions and sponsorships, and whether or not it directly or indirectly encourages others to smoke will become the main criterion for judgment, and domestic tobacco companies' promotional channels will be further constrained. In addition, the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) requires that cigarette packages must carry a smoking warning of no less than 1/3 of the package size, which will discourage consumers from purchasing cigarettes while weakening the image tension of cigarette brands. The FCTC also requires tobacco companies to disclose to the government the composition and administration of their products, which will add tremendous cost and competitive pressure on domestic tobacco companies.　The implementation of various regulations shows the government's attention to the issue of tobacco control, but some industry insiders point out that China is only at the beginning of its tobacco control campaign. China's legislative capacity, policy development and tobacco control skills are still insufficient. It is understood that in terms of tobacco control skills, for example, many medical schools in foreign countries involve a large amount of tobacco control content in the training of medical students, and healthcare service organizations provide the public with a wealth of tobacco control courses or smoking cessation guides, and set up smoking cessation clinics widely. At present, however, these programs still need to be improved in China.　Create a smoke-free environment, the public called for a ban on smoking "to create a smoke-free environment" is the theme of this year's World No Tobacco Day, in which the public **** occasions "smoke-free" has been shouting for many years, but the effect has not been very significant. But the public **** place tobacco control has been many people are very concerned about the problem.　Reporters in Guangzhou Tianhe City Plaza to do random interviews, close to 80% of the public believe that, in order to avoid more non-smokers to become a "second-hand smoke" victims, public **** occasions should be prohibited. There are also a small number of citizens who hold a wait-and-see attitude. They believe that it is difficult to ban smoking in public places and are afraid that it will be difficult to implement.　Public **** places to ban smoking people applauded Recently, the reporter visited the city's many crowded public **** places, to understand the situation of tobacco control in Guangzhou and the public's reaction.　The reporter saw, in large shopping malls, hospitals, subways, buses have obvious "no smoking" signs, and few people in these places to smoke in a dignified manner. But in bus shelters, parks and other places, the number of people swallowing smoke Quite a number of people in the public **** places to ban smoking views are, are in favor of the view. In Guangzhou, a foreign trade company as an office clerk Ms. Li is a strong opponent of second-hand smoke. Let Ms. Lee is troubled, she has to be in the office every day to accept the poison of second-hand smoke. Because there are three good smokers in the colleagues, they must be in the office every afternoon to swallow clouds of smoke, in the way of face between coworkers, Ms. Lee in a few times to persuade the ineffective can only helplessly accept. Therefore, Ms. Li is a "public **** places" smoking ban loyal supporters. She believes that the behavior of all people in the public **** occasions can not endanger the health of others, smoking in the public **** occasions is also the case, should be prohibited.　While Mr. Chen, a member of the public, told reporters that the company is prohibited from smoking in the office area, the balcony on the floor where the company is located has become a good place for many male colleagues to relieve their addiction to cigarettes. "For me personally, smoking can slow down the great pressure of work, but I do not want to affect the health of others, but also do not want others to interfere with their own behavior." Mr. Chen said, "So whenever the urge to smoke hits, I run to the balcony to smoke and get the best of both worlds." For the public **** places to ban smoking, the public are applauded, but there are some people have reservations about the final effect of the "smoking ban", the public Mr. Zhang is one of them.　He said that the public **** occasions to ban smoking is imperative. However, Mr. Zhang is concerned that the slogan "no smoking in public **** places" has been shouted for many years, in fact, there are still many people in restaurants and other public **** places without regard to smoking. "In the public **** place specially set up 'smoking area', so that smokers concentrated in a certain area to smoke. Not only can smokers have 'addictive' places, but also reduce the victims of second-hand smoke, but also a fresh air environment for everyone."　Guangzhou launches tobacco control program in public **** places Recently, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched the "Toward a Smoke-Free China" tobacco control program in Beijing, and the first batch of pilots in the cities of Guangzhou and Jiangmen will pilot the city's public **** places to ban smoking and reduce the number of second-hand smokers, which include entertainment venues, schools, shopping malls, etc. The Guangzhou municipal government held the "Tobacco Control Program in Public **** Places" in Beijing.　Meanwhile, the Guangzhou Municipal Government held a seminar on the Guangzhou Smoking Control Regulations (Draft) to solicit views from the community and the public. The regulations stipulate that smoking is prohibited in public **** places such as theaters, bookstores, and public **** transportation waiting rooms. It also prohibits or restricts smoking in public ****transportation and public ****places, discourages smoking among young people, prohibits smoking among primary and secondary school students, and prohibits the sale of cigarettes to minors. Radio stations, TV stations, newspapers and magazines are prohibited from broadcasting or publishing advertisements for tobacco products.　It was revealed that Guangzhou Tobacco Control may set the penalty at a maximum of 100 yuan. This means that after the ban, smokers will face a maximum penalty of 100 yuan if they smoke in public ****ing places.　Tobacco companies disguised marketing frequently touch the reef With the "Interim Measures for the Administration of Tobacco Advertising", "Framework Convention on Tobacco Control" and other successive implementation of the legal significance of the tobacco industry will gradually put an end to its "advertising, promotion and sponsorship" era.　However, the fact is that tobacco advertisements and regulations play a "cat and mouse" game, with the adaptations, unspoken tobacco advertisements can be found everywhere.　According to the Beijing Municipal Industrial and Commercial Advertising Inspection Center, tobacco advertisements have topped the list of the top ten illegal commodities for two consecutive years.　History Tobacco advertisements to play the ball In China, the Chinese People's **** and State Advertising Law, the Chinese People's **** and State Tobacco Monopoly Law on the scope of the release of tobacco advertisements also made clear prohibitions and restrictions. The State Administration for Industry and Commerce, in order to strengthen the management of tobacco advertisements, promulgated the Interim Measures for the Administration of Tobacco Advertisements in accordance with the Advertising Law of the People's Republic of China*** and the State and relevant State regulations.　According to the Interim Measures for the Administration of Tobacco Advertisements, radio, television and movie programs, as well as articles in newspapers and periodicals, shall not be disguised as tobacco advertisements; where the names of other goods and services and the names of service items are the same as those of the trademarks of tobacco products, the advertisements for such goods and services must clearly indicate the name of the goods and the type of services in an easily recognizable manner, and shall not contain any indication that the goods and services are related to tobacco products. The advertisements of such goods and services must clearly indicate the trade name and type of service in an easily recognizable manner and must not contain any indication that the goods and services are related to tobacco products.　Therefore, some industry insiders believe that in the current legislation on the management of cigarette advertisements, the problematic aspect is the determination, as the laws and regulations in this regard are still rather vague. The Interim Measures for the Administration of Tobacco Advertisements only mentions that "it is prohibited to use radio, television and movie programs, as well as articles in newspapers and periodicals, to disseminate tobacco advertisements in disguise", but there is no clear statement as to what constitutes "tobacco advertisements in disguise". In this way, tobacco manufacturers have provided the opportunity to "play ball".　The Interim Measures for the Administration of Tobacco Advertisements regulate tobacco advertisements, but why are so many tobacco companies keen to play the "ball" of the regulations? Zhang Yifang, vice president of the China Association for Smoking Control, said in a media interview that tobacco advertising is the main means for tobacco companies to compete for the cigarette market, promote tobacco consumption, encourage smokers to continue to smoke, attract new smokers, especially to induce the majority of young people to smoke.　Status quo disguised as advertising frequently hit the reef was called off "mountain high for the peak - Hongta Group", "Big Red Eagle - the Eagle of Victory ", "Crane Dance White Sand, I fly" ...... these tobacco advertising brand in the major media, although the enterprise to play the "publicize the corporate culture" of the Although the company is playing "promote corporate culture" banner, but in the minds of consumers is the shadow of cigarettes. In recent years, these tobacco advertisements have frequently hit the rocks with the regulation of relevant national advertising regulations.　In 2004, Baisha Culture Communication Company hired "Olympic Flyer" Liu Xiang to become the image spokesman for "Baisha Culture", and its advertisements are now frequently broadcast on central and Hunan TV stations. However, on November 2, White Sand Group's "Crane Dance White Sand My Heart Flies" commercial was monitored by the Beijing Municipal Administration for Industry and Commerce's Advertising Monitoring Center in real time and made "off the air" treatment. The reason is that "Crane Dance White Sand My Heart Flies" used to be used in tobacco advertisements, and through the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, it was determined that this phrase belongs to tobacco advertisement slogans, and in accordance with the provisions of the Advertising Law, this kind of advertisement slogans can't be released and used in mass media, and thus the centralized and Beijing media were ordered to stop broadcasting it.　Following the "Crane Dancing on White Sand, My Heart Flies" tobacco jingle was urgently stopped, the TV media appeared "Big Red Eagle Eagle of Victory", "A taste of Huangshan, the sky is high and the clouds are light", "How far we think is our goal", "How far we think is our goal", "How far we think is our goal", "How far we think is our goal", "How far we think is our goal", and so on. "How far we can go with our thoughts" and other tobacco advertisements appeared in the television media. Again, these tobacco advertisements were taken off the air.　In February 2005, the Advertising Monitoring Center of the Beijing Municipal Administration for Industry and Commerce issued a news release stating that in the 15-second advertisements broadcasted on cctv2 and cctv3, the image advertisement of Sichuan Jiaozi Culture Communication Company's "Situation is born from the heart, from the heart, from the heart, from the heart, from the heart, from the heart, from the heart, from the heart, from the heart, from the heart, from the heart, from the heart, from the heart, from the heart", had been stopped. At the same time by the Beijing Municipal Administration for Industry and Commerce Advertising Monitoring Center ordered to stop broadcasting the image of Jiangxi Yuehunter Spring, Guizhou Huangguoshu, Chongqing Meideng, Jiangsu Yipinmei and other domestic tobacco companies to put on the advertisement. According to the Beijing Municipal Administration for Industry and Commerce Advertising Monitoring Center, the advertisement slogan of Jiaozi cigarettes is "The environment is born from the heart", the advertisement of Yuehou Chun shows the trademark of Yuehou Chun tobacco products, and the advertisement of Yipinmei highlights the registered trademark of tobacco "Yipinmei".　The Beijing Advertising Monitoring Center announced in January last year that among the top 10 industries ranked by the rate of suspected violation of law in 2005, "tobacco" had the highest rate of suspected violation of law, reaching 100%. All of the 581 tobacco advertisements monitored by the monitoring center were suspected of violating the law. An interesting phenomenon is that 514 advertisements suspected of violating the law were released by non-tobacco companies, but the advertisements contained tobacco slogans, or used the same or similar trademarks, packaging, decorations, and trade names as those of tobacco companies. This is directly related to the diversified operations of big tobacco groups.　This year, the Monitoring Center of Beijing Municipal Administration for Industry and Commerce announced the monitoring report of illegal advertisements for the whole year of last year, and the rate of tobacco advertisements suspected of violating the law is still the highest. Illegal tobacco advertisements are mainly manifested in the following ways: non-tobacco advertisements use the same or similar trademarks, packages, decorations, and trade names as those of tobacco companies; or non-tobacco advertisements contain tobacco slogans.　Regulation of advertising regulations "tightening the spell" tighter and tighter Although there are regulatory restrictions, but the image of tobacco publicity advertising is abound.　Such as "Crane Dance Baisha, I fly", "Big Red Eagle, the eagle of victory", "mountain high for the peak" and other advertisements, although appearing in the name of the group companies, but with obvious characteristics or hints of the brand of cigarettes. Although the advertisements appear in the name of group companies, they are clearly characterized by or suggestive of cigarette brands. In addition, various competitions, public service announcements and television programs bearing the name of cigarettes are also commonplace.　In October 2005, China acceded to the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), and according to the provisions of the FCTC, each State Party will establish more stringent restrictive policies on tobacco prices, packaging, sales, and advertising.　According to the provisions of the Convention, within five years of its entry into force, States Parties shall impose a broad ban on all forms of tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship.　In the past, tobacco advertising and sponsorship activities were very frequent. Last year, Hunan Baisha Group was the title sponsor of the year's China Weiqi First Division League, "China and", but as we all know, "and" is Baisha Group's premium cigarette brand. At the same time, the Wuhan Red Dragon soccer team, the Yunnan Hongta soccer team, and the Red River Racing Team were all sponsored by tobacco companies. According to the provisions of the Convention, tobacco manufacturers will be widely banned from such advertisements within five years.　Meanwhile, in the future, our authorities will design a number of cigarette warnings and icons, such as rotting lungs, skull heads, blackened teeth and so on.　Industry insiders believe that the entry into force of the Convention will make most of the tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship restrictions, when the domestic tobacco companies will be further constrained by promotional channels.　Related Links Beware of cigarette "pseudo-propaganda" The World Health Organization pointed out that any form of tobacco can devour life, cigarettes, pipes, snuff, clove cigarettes, wet snuff, smokeless cigarettes, cigars and so on are deadly. The so-called mild, light, strong, fruity, chocolate, natural, non-addictive, organic cigarettes, potentially smoke-reducing products, low-harm, etc., but is the cigarette "disguise" only. Medical experts point out that as long as nicotine exists in cigarettes, the harmful effects of cigarettes will not be eliminated.　In this regard, the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control provides that, within three years of the entry into force of the State party, the packaging and labeling of tobacco products shall not be false, misleading, deceptive, or to produce a false impression of the harm of the means of marketing, such as "low-tar", "light", "ultra-light", "soft", and so on.　The pattern of smokers at an early age remains unchanged Data show that the national average smoking rate among secondary school students is 3.41% A large consumer group has made China the world's first large country of smokers, and people's understanding of the harmful effects of smoking has gradually formed, but in today's society is paying more and more attention to the hazards of tobacco, we are surrounded by a small team of smokers but there is the development of the "growing" trend. The trend of "growing".　According to the relevant data survey shows that the national average smoking rate among secondary school students is 3.41%.　Survey data show that: the world's annual deaths due to smoking up to 5 million people. Among them, China's smoking population started smoking the average age of 22.4 years old fell to 19.7 years old, smokers team of young people worry. In the recent visit to a number of schools in the process, the reporter also clearly felt that the phenomenon of smokers under the age of the phenomenon is still not a big change.　Medical and health sessions have called for: the trend of the younger smoking population is becoming increasingly serious, youth tobacco control should not be delayed.　The current situation of the average age of smoking 3 years in advance According to a survey last year in Hainan Province, Hainan Province, high school students smoking rate of up to 4.49%, 3.41% higher than the national average of one percentage point.　Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention released a survey last year, said Shenzhen smokers have a younger trend, the average age of smokers 32.8 years old, of which, 31.3% of college and high school students smoked cigarettes.　Data from the Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Section of the Shenyang Center for Disease Control and Prevention show that, at present, the rate of male secondary school students in Shenyang City who have tried smoking is 35.6%, and the rate of female students who have tried smoking is 18.2%; the rate of male smokers reaches 10.7%, while the rate of female smokers is 2.0%; the total rate of adult smokers is 40.9%, and the rates of male smokers are 69.8%, while the rates of female smokers are 13.2%.　According to sample surveys conducted by the health department in recent years, the rate of smoking among male students in universities, high schools and junior high schools is as high as 46%, 45% and 34% respectively. The average age of "smokers" in China has been decreasing, with the age of initial smoking advancing by 3 years in 1996 compared to 1984, and the youngest smoker being only 7 years old.　Chengdu Center for Disease Control released in 2005, the last three years in Chengdu City, a survey of youth smoking shows that almost half of the high school boys have smoked cigarettes, high school girls smoking rate as high as 20%.　Visiting teenagers smoking parents and teachers "helpless" Reporters in Guangzhou City District, a number of secondary schools near the small store survey found that every school or after school, there are always some students come to buy cigarettes.　A few days ago, the reporter visited the Liwan District around the middle school. Not far from a secondary school in the disco store, a group of students wearing school uniforms sitting around the table in front of the playing cards and chatting, and among them there are two boys with a cigarette in their mouths, its smoking posture looks very sophisticated.　So, the reporter and the boss of the store to talk, the boss told reporters, usually a day to sell 10 to 20 packs of cigarettes, there are students to buy. When the reporter asked, why would sell cigarettes to the students, the boss replied, maybe he is for his family to buy it? What do we care? After that he would not say more.　The reporter then went to another school, when it was time for school to end, many students flocked out of the school gates and gathered in a snack bar 500 meters away from the school to drink cold drinks. Reporter snack bar placed in front of a few small round tables, a group of students sitting around the table, are drinking drinks, while chatting. And there is a boy there to swallow clouds, and other students are used to general. The boy told reporters that the school smoking is a lot of people, although the school control is very strict, many students usually can only quietly hide to the toilet smoking, but leave the school can easily smoke.　Student Xiao Chen is one of them, he is 15 years old this year, wearing a school uniform so that he still looks childish, so when he told reporters that he has 2 years of smoking age, the reporter was very surprised. "Some of my classmates are smokers, and I think it's cool to see them smoke every time. So also learn to smoke one of their appearance, did not expect to slowly smoke into a habit." Chen told reporters that now he spends money on smoking every month accounted for most of the pocket money, and the school caught strict, usually he did not dare to smoke in the school, can only be outside the school secretly hidden from teachers and parents to smoke.　For this group of campus smokers, teachers are really worried about a lot. Baiyun District, a middle school teacher Wang told reporters that he was in the toilet a few days ago, "caught" a student smoking, in the education of a meal after a few days did not find this student smoking again. But he was worried that after a while the child will continue to "addicted" it? And although the child can not let the school smoking, but outside the school how to know whether the students continue to hide the parents and teachers smoking?　Many parents are even more worried about this, the public Mr. Zhang complained to the reporter. His son this year on the second year of junior high school, but I do not know when it secretly learned to smoke, Mr. Zhang found that his son is a lot of words to educate, and even reduce the son's pocket money, but his son is still smoking.　Traceability of the social family personal reasons such as "small smokers" team is growing "growing", so what is the cause of premature exposure to adolescents cigarettes, addicted to cigarettes? Experts pointed out that teenage smoking is a multi-faceted reasons, some are due to curiosity, and some are influenced by peers.　In addition, teenagers for the hazards of smoking basically do not consider, social supervision of youth smoking is not strict, but also contributes to their dare to premature exposure to cigarettes is an important reason.　"Most of the students still smoke for fun and to find a feeling." A teacher who teaches sophomores at a key middle school in Guangzhou's Dongshan District analyzed it this way.　The desire for recognition and acceptance and the fear of rejection and ostracism are important reasons why most teenagers start smoking. According to gyts data in 2004, 30% of boys thought smoking would bring more friends and higher prestige. And more than 20% of boys and 10% of girls find smokers more attractive, both indicators are twice as high as in 1999.　One of the main reasons for this is the lack of awareness among teenagers of the dangers of smoking. When they first start smoking, many young people think that adults who smoke are still healthy and therefore smoke without caring.　Another important reason for the under-ageing of smokers is the sale of cigarettes to young people. China's relevant laws and regulations clearly stipulate that the sale of cigarettes to minors is prohibited, and tobacco wholesale outlets and retail counters should be set up "prohibit the sale of cigarettes to minors" warning signs, but according to the reporter's understanding, the businessmen are able to do this very little.　Reporters in the urban middle school near the small store survey found that every school or after school, there are always some students come to buy cigarettes, and the store simply do not care whether the buyer is a minor. Even some businesses take into account the consumption ability of this group of small smokers, the cigarettes will be broken up to sell, so that students can buy a cigarette at a time, the price is just a few cents.　To this end, the reporter also made a special experiment in the neighborhood where he lives. The reporter will be 10 yuan to the neighbors in the district on the second year student Xiaolin, let him help to the community to buy a pack of cigarettes in the disco store, and trailed. The reporter found that Xiaolin handed over the money, explaining the brand of cigarettes to be purchased, the owner of the store immediately handed over the cigarettes, and did not ask for more.　Calling on the whole society *** with the creation of a smoke-free environment The theme of this year's World No Tobacco Day is "creating a smoke-free environment" for young smokers, the social environment has become a primary and secondary school students can part with the main factors of tobacco. The creation of this smoke-free environment depends on the whole society's *** with efforts to strengthen the management of places of business selling cigarettes can not be delayed.　Recently, the National Development and Reform Commission promulgated and implemented the new "tobacco monopoly license management measures", which stipulates that the tobacco monopoly license will no longer be issued around the primary and secondary school sales outlets.　Despite this, there are still many dilemmas in the youth smoking ban, and although many anti-smoking ordinances have been promulgated and implemented, they are unable to fully realize their effects in the process of implementation.　According to Article 15 of the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency, no place of business may sell alcohol or tobacco to minors, but age has never been an obstacle to young people's access to cigarettes.　In Singapore, the Government banned the sale of small packs of cigarettes to reduce the increase in youth smokers. In Malaysia and Canada, the governments have imposed strict anti-smoking ordinances that make it illegal to purchase cigarettes under the age of 18; it is a crime for parents or others to cause a child under the age of 18 to purchase cigarettes, which is punishable by two years' imprisonment. The British Government has also announced that it will raise the legal age for purchasing cigarettes in England and Wales from 16 to 18.　Therefore, the relevant sociologists suggest that schools and parents should join hands to work for the anti-smoking of young people. On the one hand, schools should strengthen the ideological and moral education of students, vigorously publicize the harmful effects of smoking, and seriously punish smoking in schools, so that children can minimize the opportunity to come into contact with cigarettes. On the other hand, parents should pay attention to the changes of their children, and once they find their children smoking, they should guide them patiently and positively. And parents should set an example for their children by quitting smoking or smoking less in front of their children as much as possible.　At the same time, the creation of a smoke-free environment, but also need the active cooperation of the business sector, to cut off the possibility of youth exposure to tobacco. Therefore, the people concerned called for the commercial sector and individual tobacco vendors should comply with the relevant national laws and regulations, do not sell cigarettes to young people. Only with the efforts of the whole society can we stop the worrying phenomenon of teenage smoking