Thailand-Today, May 31st 2023, is World No Tobacco Day as designated by the World Health Organization, or WHO.

 

The day is designed, according to the WHO, to build awareness around the dangers of smoking. In particular, it is designed to highlight the health risks of smoking and the potential dangerous impact of secondhand smoke to non-smokers.

 

In Thailand, meanwhile, the Non-Smoking Campaign Foundation and the Tobacco Consumption Control Network are focusing on vaping, which they say is a major and growing concern for youth.

 

Therefore, the campaign slogan for World No Tobacco Day 2023 in Thailand is “E-cigarettes are toxic, addictive, dangerous”.

 

By Adam Judd

 

Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2023/05/31/today-is-world-no-tobacco-day-thailand-campaign-is-focused-on-stopping-vaping/

 

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3 hours ago, webfact said:

In Thailand, meanwhile, the Non-Smoking Campaign Foundation and the Tobacco Consumption Control Network are focusing on vaping, which they say is a major and growing concern for youth.

Why not concentrate on tobacco?

1 minute ago, hotchilli said:

Why not concentrate on tobacco?

Need to keep down any competition.

3 hours ago, quake said:

4 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Why not concentrate on tobacco?

Need to keep down any competition.

It's also possible that people are concerned that young people are getting into vaping who would otherwise have had no interest in nicotine products.

Don't mix it with tobacco.

Edited May 31, 20233 yr by dinsdale

2 hours ago, BangkokReady said:

It's also possible that people are concerned that young people are getting into vaping who would otherwise have had no interest in nicotine products.

There are non nicotine juices. Problem is control. Out in the villages you get kids going to the shop to buy alcohol for their parents. Probably not ideal but TIT. Adults should have the right to do whatever as long as is doesn't adversly affect others. This is a grown up world and should not be  dictated by religion, short sighted politicians or vested interests pushing 'legal' and more harmful drugs. 

46 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

There are non nicotine juices. Problem is control.

Yes.  One of the problems is controlling access, but this is Thailand and it's even a problem in developed countries.

 

Kids want to vape for the same reason they want to smoke, to feel grown-up.  But it's easier for them to access and use vapes; and they are apparently less harmful than cigarettes, therefore more attractive.  So the solution is to try to put them off using them.

 

They wouldn't want nicotine-free vapes.

smokers and vapers are total loser drug addicts. get a grip on your disgusting habit. 

13 minutes ago, BangkokReady said:

Yes.  One of the problems is controlling access, but this is Thailand and it's even a problem in developed countries.

 

Kids want to vape for the same reason they want to smoke, to feel grown-up.  But it's easier for them to access and use vapes; and they are apparently less harmful than cigarettes, therefore more attractive.  So the solution is to try to put them off using them.

 

They wouldn't want nicotine-free vapes.

Kids shouldn't be sold cigs, booze, vapes, dope etc but it's available online. Not sure about booze but the rest is. It's out of control. Welcome to the digital age. The future IMO is grim. One of the great modern time dependencies (not sure if it's addiction) is the smartphone. Never see any articles about this in Thailand. The destructive nature of alcohol. Nup. Let's not talk about that. Tabacco/nicotine one of the most addictive drugs on the planet but even on world non tabacco day let's not talk about that. The demons are dope and vaping. Just so pitiful how some people are sucked into the narritive.

14 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

Kids shouldn't be sold cigs, booze, vapes, dope etc but it's available online. Not sure about booze but the rest is. It's out of control. Welcome to the digital age. The future IMO is grim. One of the great modern time dependencies (not sure if it's addiction) is the smartphone. Never see any articles about this in Thailand. The destructive nature of alcohol. Nup. Let's not talk about that. Tabacco/nicotine one of the most addictive drugs on the planet but even on world non tabacco day let's not talk about that. The demons are dope and vaping. Just so pitiful how some people are sucked into the narritive.

Sure, I can't argue with any of that.  I was just offering a possible explanation for the targeting of vapes because they appeal more to kids and are slightly more available.

16 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Why not concentrate on tobacco?

Because they are stooges sent from the fag makers. 

 Its move backwards day here though ???? 

17 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Why not concentrate on tobacco?

Surely a rhetorical question with our infamous Thai Tobacco Monopoly, now renamed Tobacco Authority of Thailand.