AMA wants candy-flavored cigs banned

Published on February 29, 2008 9:35 AM

The Australian Medical Association (AMA) intents to prevent children from the cigarette smoking through banning candy-flavored cigarettes.

The Medical Association believes that these products are targeted on children.

Victorian AMA president Dr Doug Travis is calling on the Victorian Government to follow New South Wales in banning the cigarettes.

He said: “We believe that the main reason for these sweeteners is to make it more attractive for young people, because often when they take a cigarette for the first time, they don't like the taste of it”.

The doctor affirmed that this kind of products encourages children because it tastes good.

Restricting represents a general trend of the modern tobacco industry.

Smokers were excluded from almost all public places where smoking was banned.

Of course, health is one of the most important factors in our life that we should care for, but when speaking of freedom of choice and personal rights there is silence and no response.