Studies show retailers of cigarettes "reservoir" up help tobacco control

Xinhua London November 24th Mar (reporter Huang Kun) the United Kingdom and Ireland researchers cooperation to a new study shows that in recent years, Ireland requested retail stores must be cigarettes not conspicuous position and remove the cigarette advertising, this provision not only helps to reduce youth smoking preference, but did not affect retail revenue.

Nottingham, researchers and Ireland peer in the new issue of journal of United Kingdom law on tobacco control reported that they investigated after the implementation of the provisions relating to Ireland to change smoking views. They found that young people think the shop display ratio of cigarette scene from 81% to 22%. In addition, the youth for peer smoking rates view has changed. Prior to about 62% of the young people that have more than one fifth of the peer smoking, now hold this view of the respondents only 46% of young people.

Participation in the research of Professor Ann, University of Nottingham · Mike Neil said, will "hide" cigarettes, you can avoid being young in shopping cigarettes and the advertising, but also that they recognize that tobacco is not a "General merchandise", these concepts of change to help reduce youth smoking rates. In addition, some want to quit smoking adult smokers also believes that this initiative will help to them.

Have come from the tobacco industry's voice is of the view that the relevant provisions affect the retail industry and the economy, but this study found that removing the impact of the economic crisis in recent times, this initiative has not resulted in additional retail industry. Researchers said that this initiative aims to change young people's views on smoking, instead of requiring the smokers to quit smoking now.

Ireland the law, from July 1, 2009, the retail stores must be cigarettes not conspicuous position and remove the cigarette advertising, while at the same time to cancel the sale of cigarette vending machines. United Kingdom is also planning to start from 2011 to perform similar provisions.

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