Children are “especially vulnerable to tobacco smoke that causes chest infections, cardiovascular disease, neuronal development problems and asthma” because “their bodies are still under development” and “have little control over their own involvement.”
Children around the world annually lose 8.45 million years of life, because of the smoking of the breathing tobacco, especially in regions with lower income, according to a study presented at the European Congress of Breathing of Amsterdam.
During the presentation, on Monday, the main author, Siyu Dai, professor at the School of Clinical Medicine at the University of Hangzhou, China, recalled that the tobacco smoke provokes preventable diseases and deaths from children and that “There is no safe exposure level”.
Children are “especially vulnerable to tobacco smoke which causes chest infections, cardiovascular disease, neuronal development problems and asthma “because” their bodies are still under development “and” have little control over their own involvement. “
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that the liability smoke causes annually 1.2 million premature deathsof which 65,000 under 15 years old.
Where is smoking forbidden? Countries that fight smoking with the law
Spain and France are the latest countries to adopt . The most recent WHO report (for 2023) estimates that about 5.6 billion people – 71% of the world’s population – will be covered by at least an anti -tap policy.
Spain wants Extend the prohibition of smoking at bus stops, restaurant terraces and outer areas of bars, work cars such as delivering vans, university campuses, nightclubs and outdoor party rooms.
The French government prohibited Tobacco consumption in outdoor public places where children may be.
The measure of the French executive covers places as “Beaches, parks and public gardens, surroundings of schools, bus stops and sports facilities”.
