The ban on the import and sale of e-cigarettes in Thailand gained substantial approval, primarily from parents of students, as a recent survey performed by the Research Centre for Social and Business Development (SAB) revealed. The majority of respondents voiced issues over potential well being risks, urging the federal government to maintain the prohibition in place.
The SAB unveiled these results during a seminar on Wednesday, the place they presented their intensive survey findings to an viewers of lecturers and oldsters. The Deputy Director of SAB, Suriyan Boontae highlighted that out of 5,582 respondents from across the country, an amazing 91% backed the continuation of the e-cigarette ban, believing it might scale back young people’s publicity to smoking.
The examine inhabitants primarily comprised 4,087 parents of students from upper main schools to excessive schools. The remaining participants have been college lecturers and administrators. A significant 80% of these surveyed had been conscious of the detrimental health impacts of smoking e-cigarettes. An equal percentage perceived e-cigarettes as a potential gateway to illicit drug use.
Asst Professor Dr Vijj Kasemsap, Director of the Tobacco Control Research and Knowledge Management Centre (TRC), seized this chance to handle the newly shaped administration. He confused the importance of a united front from the ministries of public health, commerce and finance, and their executives, together with the Consumer Protection Commission, to uphold the ban on the import and sale of e-cigarettes.
Further, he emphasised the position of the Royal Thai Police and local administrative businesses in implementing the ban, given the widespread availability of e-cigarettes in brick-and-mortar retailers, tourist hotspots, and online platforms. He instructed state-run consciousness programmes involving mother and father, academics, and media to teach the public about the dangerous effects of e-cigarettes and the manipulative marketing techniques employed by e-cigarette producers to entice younger consumers.
The Education Ministry and state companies should combine into their curriculum the potential hurt posed by e-cigarette smoking and the advertising strategies adopted by e-cigarette producers to draw younger clients, Dr Vijj added. He also advocated for instilling a social worth in younger folks to withstand e-cigarettes.
Echoing Dr Vijj’s sentiments, the President of the Congress of Parents and Teachers in Thailand (CPTT), Niwat Nakawet proposed that encouraging households to sentence e-cigarettes would foster mental immunity amongst kids.
The Director of the Ministry of Education’s Safety Centre, Chana Summat and the President of The Royal College of Paediatricians of Thailand, Somsak Lolekha each expressed their help for the suppression of e-cigarettes within academic institutions, Bangkok Post reported.
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