What viewpoints can prove that the development of tobacco industry has more advantages than disadvantages on society?

There has been a lot of publicity about the disadvantages of cigarettes. However, that's the doctor's warning. If you ask a smoker, you will get a big discount. A long-lived man in his 9 s told the author that one of his secrets of longevity is not to quit smoking. He countered the doctor's advice with his own unchangeable existence.

cigarettes are not opium smoke, and its ring is definitely not as obvious as opium smoke. Even many smokers have smoked for many years without feeling any obvious discomfort or harm, and people have long been accustomed to the exaggerated fuss made by doctors. What's more, cigarette factories are mostly large profits and taxes in various places. It is these many unresolved situations that determine that today's smoking ban is only a kind of ban with great flexibility and plasticity.

if there is a spear in the world, there should be a shield. Society is full of contradictions. There are many things that should be controlled and banned, ranging from disgusting corruption and all kinds of unhealthy practices to uncivilized spitting. I hope these are all like smoking bans, and when they are banned, they will be resolutely banned.

when the global anti-smoking movement is surging, China is no exception, with one wave of unrest and another. This is because the implementation plan of the 1-year smoking cessation strategy formulated by China's Ministry of Health and patriotic health campaign committee has expired, and the negotiation of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control initiated by the World Health Organization is approaching day by day, which makes the wave of smoking ban higher and higher.

we admit that smoking is harmful to health, which is the disadvantage of tobacco industry. However, it should be pointed out that the history of tobacco planting and smoking is much longer than that of tobacco industry, and the emergence and existence of tobacco industry is based on the social needs formed by people's smoking habits.

When the society realized that smoking was harmful to health, the tobacco industry constantly used science and technology to reduce the harm of cigarettes. This effort has not only achieved obvious results, but also continued. People may ask, why does the tobacco industry still exist and continue to develop today when the health hazards of smoking have not been solved? That's because, fundamentally speaking, the advantages of tobacco industry outweigh the disadvantages to society.

Talking about the standard that the advantages of tobacco industry outweigh the disadvantages to society. Three points must be clarified: First, the advantages of tobacco industry outweigh the disadvantages. For society, society is an organic whole composed of many interrelated factors based on material production activities, and the perspective should be multi-dimensional. Secondly, there are time and space conditions for the standard that the benefits of tobacco industry outweigh the disadvantages to society. In other words, whether the tobacco industry has great advantages or disadvantages will vary according to the different countries and their development stages. We advocate that we should evaluate China's tobacco industry from the reality of China's national conditions and oppose generalizations. Third, from the reality of our country, we should measure whether an action has more advantages than disadvantages. The most fundamental thing depends on whether it is conducive to the development of social productive forces, the improvement of comprehensive national strength and the improvement of people's living standards. In China, tobacco industry has the functions of accelerating capital accumulation, increasing national financial capacity and supporting the development of other industries. Why do governments all over the world cancel the tobacco industry while promoting smoking cessation? Is it the hypocrisy of the government? As we all know, there is a price to pay for development. The development of our country is now in an urgent period. It is now or never, and it is essential to develop the economy by seizing the opportunity to develop itself. The tobacco industry plays an extraordinary role in accumulating funds and promoting China's economic construction.

cigarette development trend and scientific research

At present, the per capita consumption of cigarettes in China is low, which is less than 1/2 of that in western countries. Rural population accounts for 8% of the country, and its cigarette sales only account for 6% of the country. There are also a large number of self-rolled and silk cigarettes in rural areas. With the increasing income of the people, mixed cigarettes and filter cigarettes in the product structure will develop and tend to be high-grade. Facing the challenge of smoking and health problems, the cigarette industry should be reformed from three aspects.

1. Gradually adopt internationally accepted methods. For example, adding filters, improving roll paper, expanding cut tobacco, tobacco flakes, ventilation and dilution, etc., to reduce the tar content of cigarettes, and strive to reduce it to below 15mg/ cigarette as soon as possible, which is the most realistic one.

2. Explore ways to selectively reduce harmful substances in tar. For example, in 1986, Huazhong Institute of Technology cooperated with Wuhan Cigarette Factory to study the use of trace elements as tobacco additives. According to foreign data, the selenium content in tobacco leaves of countries with low incidence of lung cancer is .46ppm, while that of countries with high incidence of lung cancer is .16ppm. The selenium content in tobacco leaves of Wuhan Cigarette Factory is .22ppm. According to the suggestion of nutritionists in China, the selenium intake of adults in China should be 7 μ g/person/day, while the actual average intake is 3 μ g/person/day. This shows that adding proper amount of selenium is beneficial.

3. Development of new blended cigarettes. Using traditional Chinese medicine, we explored adding proper Chinese medicine or its pharmaceutical agents to cigarettes, and developed a new product that does not affect the smell of cigarettes, has no other toxic and side effects, and can alleviate the harmful effects of smoke substances and some diseases of respiratory system. Because this kind of cigarette contains some traditional Chinese medicine ingredients, it is tentatively named new mixed cigarette. With the concerted efforts of experts and scholars in the medical and health fields and the tobacco industry, some new blended cigarette products have been put on the market and exported after a series of testing and identification, which has been welcomed by consumers.

all new blended cigarettes have to go through clinical trial observation, pharmacological and toxic tests of drugs and chemical analysis of drugs.

China is rich in resources of traditional Chinese medicine. Only the Compendium of Materia Medica compiled by Li Shizhen, a medical scientist in the Ming Dynasty, contains 1,892 kinds of medicines and more than 11, prescriptions. Different drugs have different treatment targets, but the common respiratory, circulatory and cardiovascular diseases of smokers account for a considerable proportion. At present, more than 4 cigarette factories in China have produced more than 5 brands of medicinal cigarettes, and their curative effects are relatively reliable. For example:

"Ginseng" cigarette, ginseng is a specialty of northeast China, which has the functions of invigorating vitality, invigorating spleen and lung, promoting fluid production to quench thirst, calming the nerves and increasing intelligence, and has the functions of nourishing and strengthening the body.

"Apocynum venetum" cigarette is made by adding traditional Chinese medicine Apocynum venetum into cut tobacco. Apocynum venetum has the effects of calming the liver, clearing away heat and lowering blood pressure, and the tar and nicotine contents have also decreased under the action of Apocynum venetum drugs.

"Astragalus" and "Eucommia ulmoides" cigarettes. The former can benefit health, consolidate exterior, promote diuresis and relieve swelling; The latter can nourish liver and kidney and treat dizziness. At present, it has been widely used in the domestic pharmaceutical industry, such as being used as an additive for medicine, health tea, wine, beverage and food. China's tobacco industry is not far behind, and has developed a series of cigarettes with the pharmaceutical industry. There are some carcinogens in smoke, but Gynostemma pentaphyllum has natural anti-cancer effect. Adding its extract to smoke can prevent or alleviate human carcinogenesis.

"honeysuckle" brand compound medicine cigarette. It is mainly made of Chinese herbal medicines and other auxiliary herbs or spices. Other medicinal cigarettes are made up of many kinds of herbs. For example, "Hundred Herbs" drug smoke belongs to this category, and it has a certain effect on relieving respiratory diseases through expert appraisal.

We can't ban it. We have spared no effort to guide the United Nations to promote the global smoking ban. Ironically, many ambassadors to the United Nations are "heavy smokers".

it is difficult for the United nations to win the trust of the people by saying one thing and doing another. However, if you work in the United Nations, it is not so easy to quit smoking, because people around you are almost empty. In the corridor, outside the Security Council, and even in the Security Council Chamber, you can see the sight of smoking everywhere. There are even ambassadorial figures who, after smoking, can't find a place to throw cigarette butts at the moment, just throw them into flowerpots, pat their butts and leave. Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Lavrov is a famous "heavy smoker" in the United Nations building. Not only the Russian representative loves smoking, but also the Iraqi ambassador to the United Nations and the chairman of the United Nations Special Committee. It may not be that simple to ask them to set an example and give up smoking.

Of course, smoking can make people feel excited, calm, relieve fatigue and help them think. A great man once said that what we breathe in is smoke and what we spit out is thought.

There is a law in human behavior. Habit becomes nature, from conscious to unconscious. It is a scientific conclusion that smoking is harmful to health. However, because smoking is not so absolute and obvious, and smoking has certain fun and efficacy, the state has no choice but to ban it in the case of repeated prohibitions. Smokers don't care about spending money at all. No matter how difficult it is, they should still smoke as usual, not to mention that it is not difficult now.

On the other hand, when do people want to smoke? There is a joke that smoking is a strange thing. I want to smoke when I am tired and I want to smoke when I am free. Smoke when you are happy, and smoke when you are unhappy; I want to smoke when I have something to do, and I want to smoke when I have nothing to do. Smoking can not only relieve my worries and boredom, but also refresh myself. Regardless of whether this statement is scientific or not, cigarettes make people feel that they do have a two-way adjustment function. People like it and don't want to throw it away, which is one of the reasons.

Everyone knows that smoking is harmful to health, but non-smokers generally don't understand the "allure" of cigarettes, so it is difficult to understand why there are more than 3 million smokers among the 1.2 billion people in China. According to the author's experience, one of the "allure" of cigarettes is to relieve fatigue. Waiting for someone, waiting for a bus, taking a bus or taking a boat is a common occurrence, especially when going on a business trip in other places, and the fatigue of a long journey can be solved by a cigarette; The second is to be clear-headed. When you are writing an article and your inspiration is exhausted, you can clear your mind and open your mind by lighting a cigarette; The third is to balance emotions. When you are depressed, a cigarette can be a comfort to your soul and help you get rid of unhappiness. It can be said with certainty that most smokers smoke because of mental and physical fatigue and numerous psychological conflicts. A good friend of the author is an attending doctor in the hospital. He has been smoking for more than 4 years. When asked why he can't quit smoking, he said frankly, "I live in a nest full of bacteria all day (in the hospital), so I can only fight poison with poison. If I quit smoking, I will be in trouble."

The author acknowledges the "allure" of cigarettes, but at the same time he is willing to frankly admit that smoking is a bad hobby. In the long run, smoking may lead to cardiovascular disease and lung cancer; In the immediate term, it pollutes the air and destroys the environment. Fresh and pure air is a great guarantee for human survival. In recent years, smokers in western developed countries are decreasing day by day. This is because the material and cultural life is developed, and people understand the value of life and pay more attention to protecting the environment. China is still a developing country, and its economy and culture are still relatively backward. When the economy develops to a certain extent, the number of smokers will definitely decrease greatly. At present, the government's banning smoking in public places is one of the means to cultivate people's civilized behavior.

But it's not easy to really ban smoking in public places. It is a common fact that many places are plastered with no smoking signs everywhere, and many smokers still go their own way. The author once saw on the 83/84 train from Dalian to Beijing that the service there was orderly, the waiters were busy and happy, the ground was polished and the beds were neatly stacked, and all the carriages were visited, but no passenger was found smoking in the carriage. The passengers said: "This train is a red flag train. From the conductor to the waiter, we are bitter about the passengers. We can't help them if we smoke again!" It can be seen that the smoking ban in public places should be comprehensively rectified, not only to eliminate the dirty environment, but also to standardize the service personnel's hospitality, to impose severe penalties and to keep up with moral education. Let people know that not smoking in public places is a respect for others, a duty to society, a manifestation of one's moral cultivation and a civilized behavior.

China Tobacco General Corporation has put forward some practical suggestions on the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control:

First, as a legal product, tobacco should have a reasonable market position. And can't "block" at will. It is understandable to impose certain restrictions on tobacco advertising, places of consumption, and warnings printed on outer packaging. However, it is not desirable to completely ban tobacco advertising or to uniformly stipulate the size of cigarette packaging to mark health warnings around the world, and it is also inconsistent with the jurisprudence as a legal product. At present, under the impetus of anti-smoking organizations, we also want to print warning pictures of diseased lungs and other human organs in a certain area on cigarette packaging. We find it difficult to understand and agree with this, and think that this practice will damage the intellectual property rights of a legitimate product trademark and will also bring negative effects to other controversial products.

second, the form, scope and degree of tobacco control should respect the different situations and choices of different countries, and should not interfere in matters within the scope of national sovereignty. For example, it is not appropriate for WHO to set a global uniform tobacco tax rate.

Third, we must resolutely prohibit minors from smoking, but we should give full respect and equal treatment to adults' independent choices. It is understandable to ban smoking in some public places, but it is also a human rights issue to divide smoking areas or open up smoking spaces for smokers.

fourthly, the development of tobacco control and the formulation of the "convention" should be conducive to severely cracking down on illegal production and business activities such as cigarette smuggling and counterfeiting. For example, if the tobacco tax rate is raised blindly in order to ban smoking, it will only bring two consequences that people don't want to see: first, it will stimulate illegal activities such as smuggling and counterfeiting to evade taxes; Second, the price of legally operated cigarettes has been greatly increased, which has increased the economic burden of consumers. We sincerely hope that WHO can take more appropriate and effective measures on this issue.

Fifthly, we believe that it is always better to smoke cigarettes with low tar content and less harmful components when people can't completely give up smoking habits. At the same time, it is a good thing that the legally existing tobacco industry can strengthen its self-discipline and do more things that are beneficial to social progress. This is a good practice that cannot be banned and guided.

Smoking is more important than news

Two years ago, the New Zealand government issued a new regulation: nothing that may induce "smoking behavior" should appear in the media.

The New Zealand government has always taken firm and tough measures to control smoking. The relevant laws promulgated by the authorities can be called the first in the world to crack down on tobacco, and the cost is huge. However, the ironclad fact has poured cold water on the government. The latest statistics show a cruel failure result all the time. In the past year, the national cigarette sales volume has not declined, but increased by 2.1 percentage points, and the smoking population has steadily occupied 26% of the national population.

"Whenever a government tells its people that this matter is not good for them and a certain social atmosphere must be stopped, people often have rebellious feelings." Raton, editor of a magazine, said.

But legislators are still trying to find new ways to limit the consumption of cigarettes, which inevitably conflicts with defenders of freedom of the press. The new regulations issued by the government stipulate that what is officially called "pro-tobacco words" will be included in the restricted area. In the past, a magazine that published the family history of tobacco production entrepreneurs received a warning letter from the relevant government departments. A monthly life magazine was also ordered to stop running a cigar column, although the editor-in-chief of the magazine repeatedly stressed that it was no different from other product introduction columns.