Anutin pledges to fight e-cigarette 'menace' in Thailand, especially among young

[webfact]

Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News reported that Thai DPM and Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul is determined to stop what he sees as the menace of e-cigarettes in Thailand.

 

Unlike many countries that are embracing electronic cigarettes as a means of getting regular cigarette smokers to quit Anutin is following a different tack.

 

He wants to keep the devices out of Thailand altogether. 

 

He said e-cigarettes are particularly being used among the young and there have been questions as to whether the Thai law is strong enough.

 

He said that the law is adequate and the MoPH would fight against their use and fight measures to promote their legalization. 

 

"Nicotine is bad for you no matter how it enters the body." he said claiming that the devices cause many illnesses. 

 

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He said he would continue to support measures by the Department of Disease Control against the devices and encourage the police to prosecute.

 

He said that Thailand's anti-tobacco stance has been "world class" and was recognised by the World Health Organisation.

 

The WHO have awarded the Dr Lee Jong -Wook Memorial Prize to Dr Prakit of the Thai Health Promotion Foundation for his work against tobacco. 

 

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[ThailandRyan]

Then ban all including cigarettes,pipes, and cigars, but keep the Marijuana puffing going Anutin, as you will be rich.

[mtls2005]

Yeesh.

 

the yout vote is out the window.

 

3 minutes ago, webfact said:

"Nicotine is bad for you no matter how it enters the body."

Double yeesh. Nicotine patches can be effective in smoking cessation regimens.

 

 

 

 

I guess there won't be any vaping of cannabis?

 

 

 

[Thailand]

I'll have what he is smoking!

[jacko45k]

So how much is he being paid by the Tobacco Authority of Thailand, formerly known as Thailand Tobacco Monopoly?

  

[RandiRona]

I decide what you eat, <deleted> and smoke..... 1984!!

[JonnyF]

So are they expecting tourists who have weaned themselves off the more harmful traditional cigarettes and onto vaping to revert back to the more harmful traditional cigarettes for the length of their stay?

 

Can't wait to see the headlines and viral social media posts when tourists start getting banged up for a few days for the heinous crime of Vaping. 

  

[RafPinto]

Rename it "the builders pride" and all will be good.

[ikke1959]

e cigarette forbidden...Canabis to grow and buy in food, oil or whatever

[Tropicalevo]

And this prattt could be the next prime minister?

[Boomer6969]

Seams the MOPH ignores the fact that biggest health hazard from smoking is lung cancer, which isn't caused by nicotine. But TIT.

[Phuketshrew]

difficult to believe that this numpty is actually minister for health .....

[Mr Meeseeks]

There isn't a competent one among them, including this square-headed buffoon.

 

It's quite obvious that they are helping their mates in the tobacco monopoly as pointed out earlier. 

 

Corrupt from top to bottom. 

[sammieuk1]

Here's the link from 2019 this idiot is talking about to back up his absurdity ????

 

 ICMR head Balram Bhargava wins Dr. Lee Jong-wook Prize for Public Health -ForumIAS Blog

[Walker88]

Of all the vices one can choose, smoking was always the one that I could never understand.

 

One has to overcome initial nausea just to gain an addiction which, at best, will age the smoker at an accelerated rate plus make them stink, and at worst, kill them. Even fat people enjoyed their first extra bite of food, but I doubt any smoker enjoyed the first cigarette.

 

To each his or her own, I guess.

 

And the kicker....some research in the US is showing a statistically significant correlation between those who vape and young people who suffer worst from Covid.  As an anecdote, I have a young Thai female friend, age 22, otherwise thin and healthy save for being a vaper, and she's now 3 weeks in hospital trying to beat Covid, which is likely just Omicron, not Delta.

[potless]

Governments dont like e-cigarettes because they dont yet have a formula for taxation.

[sammieuk1]

13 minutes ago, sammieuk1 said:

Here's the link from 2019 this idiot is talking about to back up his absurdity ????

 

 ICMR head Balram Bhargava wins Dr. Lee Jong-wook Prize for Public Health -ForumIAS Blog

Even more confused doing a google search of Dr lee Jong- Wook he was a South Korean who died of a stroke in 2006 according to wiki Lee Jong-wook - Wikipedia ????

[mtls2005]

15 minutes ago, Walker88 said:

Of all the vices one can choose, smoking was always the one that I could never understand.

 

Yeah.

 

"Let's light who knows what on fire and deliberately inhale the smoke."

 

Not the sharpest tools in the shed for sure.

 

 

But I'm 100% personal freedom as long as it doesn't impact others, so smoke/vape away in private, and if you contract related diseases, treat yourself at home.

 

 

 

[Henryford]

Can't vape or smoke but Thailand supports the use of soft drugs (cannabis).

[RafPinto]

I am an addict.
I walk everyday on Sukhumvit in BKK.

With the pollution, I probably count as a heavy smoker too.

[connda]

More likely, "Anutin pledges to protect the Thai tobacco monopoly from e-cigarettes 'menacing' their market share."

[mommysboy]

The WHO is just plain wrong. End of.

 

 

 

 

[daveAustin]

Oh dear. Thailand continues to go backwards at the behest of a few deluded men while the rest of the world moves on. Sad. 

[Ohyesuare]

42 minutes ago, RafPinto said:

I am an addict.
I walk everyday on Sukhumvit in BKK.

With the pollution, I probably count as a heavy smoker too.

Great point, breathing in Bangkok air everyday year round without a properly fitted N95 mask is just as harmful I bet. when I was staying in Bangkok, I couldn't even open the window when taking a shower without coughing and having a sore throat after during the crop burning season.

[ThomasThBKK]

2 hours ago, JonnyF said:

So are they expecting tourists who have weaned themselves off the more harmful traditional cigarettes and onto vaping to revert back to the more harmful traditional cigarettes for the length of their stay?

 

Can't wait to see the headlines and viral social media posts when tourists start getting banged up for a few days for the heinous crime of Vaping. 

  

This already happens often, especially at phuket airport. 

I have my own bad experiences... 

Think ill just switch to something more socially accepted here, like Meth. 

[JustAnotherFarang]

"Nicotine is bad for you no matter how it enters the body." he said claiming that the devices cause many illnesses"

 

Anutin is a dodgy character as are the cronies he surrounds himself with.  How does he say this with a straight face knowing that every 7-11 and small store will sell cigarettes and tobacoo which is by far more dangerous and  noxious to public health.  As a previous poster said, he is just trying to protect the tobacco monopoly and increase their profits. 

[spidermike007]

Let us hope the democrats are fighting the Anutin menace to society! 

[khunjeff]

1 hour ago, sammieuk1 said:

Here's the link from 2019 this idiot is talking about to back up his absurdity ????

 

 ICMR head Balram Bhargava wins Dr. Lee Jong-wook Prize for Public Health -ForumIAS Blog

He was referring to this year's award:

 

"Dr Prakit Vathesatogkit, executive secretary of the Action on Smoking and Health Foundation, will be awarded the Dr Lee Jong-wook Memorial Prize for Public Health. Dr Prakit is a multi-award-winning doctor who has made significant contributions to the country’s public health sector and is largely credited with initiating the smoking ban in public places." 

 

https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG220213135704680

[johnnybangkok]

The hypocricy knows no bounds.

Governments and (proper) health experts around the world have all unanimously backed vaping as much healthier for you than cigarettes with the NHS in the Uk going as far as to say 'They're not completely risk free, but they carry a small fraction of the risk of cigarettes' https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/quit-smoking/using-e-cigarettes-to-stop-smoking/.

As many on here have said, it's not the nicotine that gets you but all the carcogenics in cigarettes so if you REALLY care about your citizens health and are looking to ban vaping, then you absolutely must also ban cigarettes. But somehow that's not even a discussion. I wonder why? (don't worry, I think we all know the answer).

[KhunLA]

"He wants to keep the devices out of Thailand altogether." 

????????