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The World Health Organization (WHO) points out that one billion people will die from cigarettes this century. Cigarettes kill more than 7 million people every year, of which more than 6 million are due to direct use of cigarettes, and about 89 Thousands of people are non-smokers who are exposed to second-hand smoke. Overall, on average, one person dies from smoking in less than 5 seconds.

According to the National Health Administration of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, about 27,000 people die from tobacco-related deaths in Taiwan every year, and one person dies from tobacco-related diseases every 20 minutes. There are more than 7,000 chemical substances in cigarette smoke, 93 of which are carcinogens and harmful substances, 15 of which are classified as "Level 1 carcinogens" by the International Agency for Research on Cancer.

The concept of tobacco harm prevention WHO guides tobacco control and harm reduction

The concept of tobacco harm prevention of "Tobacco Harm Reduction" starts from After the World Health Organization proposed it in 2006, in recent years, due to the research and development innovation of non-combustion smokeless alternatives, the concept of smokeless harm reduction has been actually transformed into specific smoke harm prevention and control actions to protect public health and reduce the consumption of cigarettes. Harm to human body and environment.

The World Health Organization (WHO) defines harm reduction as a series of policies, programs, services or actions that reduce the impact on individuals, Harms to communities and society are related to drug abuse, including AIDS infection; tobacco harm reduction is to apply the concept of harm reduction to tobacco control (Tobacco control), strengthen tobacco harm prevention behaviors, and reduce the impact of tobacco products on human health and the social environment. of harm. The May 2020 e-cigarette report of the World Health Organization European Branch clearly states that the World Health Organization (WHO), the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM), and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) have all recognized the use of e-cigarettes to improve public safety. Health potential. The WHO also emphasized that reasonable regulation of e-cigarettes is key. The goal is to minimize the consequences of the tobacco epidemic and continue to bring positive effects to public health. At the same time, it is necessary to prevent non-smokers, especially Young people are exposed to nicotine, and the interests of smokers must be fully considered to find a balance point in regulation.

Heated cigarette iQOS is legal for sale in the United States. Not smoking is the most substantial help to health

In 2019, the U.S. FDA approved the sale of heated cigarette iQOS in the United States, and recently passed it Application for "modified risk tobacco product". The U.S. FDA said the data submitted by the industry shows that using approved information to sell these specific products can help addicted adult smokers switch away from traditional combustible cigarettes, provided that smokers completely switch to use. , and reduce smokers’ exposure to harmful chemicals. In addition, the U.S. FDA also agreed that iQOS, a heated cigarette, can be sold in the local market as a "risk-modified tobacco product" with slogans such as "reduce consumers' exposure to harmful chemicals in cigarettes." Wang Yuyang, the world's only expert on tobacco harm reduction advocacy who has obtained the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) smokeless tobacco certificate, said that smoking is harmful to health. If you can stop smoking, you should stop smoking. If you are smoking, it will be harmful to your health. The best way is of course to quit smoking. However, for the large number of smokers who are still unable to quit or do not want to quit, *** if smoke-free substitutes can be properly taxed and managed, it will undoubtedly reduce the health harm caused by cigarettes to smokers, and at the same time, it can also significantly reduce second-hand smoke. and the negative impact of cigarette butts on non-smokers and the environment.

Remind you: Smoking is harmful to health!