Smoke screen<\/p>\n
The WHO \"No Tobacco Day\" has provoked me into writing of my
\nconcerns about the attitude of some people here towards smoking.
\nIt is apparent that some smokers do not realize the possible
\nseverity and extent of damage to their health which smoking can
\ncause. Questions such as \"you have enough money to smoke so why
\ndon't you?\" are occasionally thrown at my husband.<\/p>\n
I was engaged in conversation with an Indonesian lady who
\nadmitted that she did not smoke in public, because of the
\nnegative \"bad girl\" image it portrayed, but that she smoked in
\nprivate. She laughed when I suggested that there is a reason why
\nshe should not smoke at all -- her health. Her response implied
\nthat she did not fully comprehend the government health warnings
\nand that she was unwittingly laughing in the face of death.<\/p>\n
A person should be free to choose whether or not she smokes,
\nbut an informed decision cannot be made unless a person is fully
\naware of the facts. Advertisements portraying virile young men
\nwith a cigarette in hand only serve to exacerbate the problem.<\/p>\n
ANNE-MARIE ELIZABETH TAPP<\/p>\n
Cilegon, West Java<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/smoke-screen-1447899208", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }