Smoking Ban has no Power in Children

The UK shopkeepers became very troubled about Government plans to ban the display of tobacco products in their shops. They consider that tobacco display bans can't reduce youth smoking. Canadian researchers showed in a study that youth smoking has not declined any more in provinces where tobacco displays was banned.

Researchers reported also that the primary causes of youths taking up smoking are parental smoking, peers smoking and image-related influences. For teenagers trying smoking make them more mature. Researchers think and are sure that hiding tobacco under the counter would make tobacco appears more illegal, but more attractive, to the young, in this way causing an increase in youth smoking.

There are also fears that hiding tobacco under the counter will blot the distinction in smokers' minds between buying from a legitimate trader and buying from a black market seller. In short, it would be a huge load on small businesses with no discernible benefits for anyone.

There are currently sufficient laws in place to prevent those under 18 years old from accessing tobacco from shops, but these are not being properly enforced yet. The Government strategy on gearing under-age smoking needs a complete approach which looks at other avenues of access to tobacco, not its visibility in retail environments.

As you saw in this article banning tobacco displays and banning smoking in public places will not decrease the smoking among people especially among children. For this purpose is needed for much more effort and changes. For example children can be stopped to start smoking only if their parents will not smoking or will explain them the negative effect of cigarettes.

Remember that is easy to start smoking but is hard to quit, that's why don't smoke!