Making Choices…Making Choices…

Important information for Important information for planning our responseplanning our response

Tobacco free or Tobacco control?Tobacco free or Tobacco control?

What does “tobacco free” mean?What does “tobacco free” mean? What does “tobacco control” mean?What does “tobacco control” mean?

Tobacco freeTobacco free

All tobacco disappears or…All tobacco disappears or… Huge black market!Huge black market! Farmers, traders, sellers, factory Farmers, traders, sellers, factory

workers, etc. lose their jobsworkers, etc. lose their jobs Crime picks upCrime picks up An impossible situation for the An impossible situation for the

suffering addicts!suffering addicts!

Tobacco controlTobacco control

Tobacco no longer treated as an Tobacco no longer treated as an ordinary consumer product, but as a ordinary consumer product, but as a harmful drugharmful drug

Tobacco use declines; problems Tobacco use declines; problems associated with tobacco also declineassociated with tobacco also decline

Tobacco remains, so do jobs, so does Tobacco remains, so do jobs, so does the product’s availability for the the product’s availability for the addictedaddicted

What works best?What works best?

What works…the industry viewWhat works…the industry view

School programs: you’re too young!School programs: you’re too young! Voluntary restrictions: let the Voluntary restrictions: let the

industry decide!industry decide! Keep taxes low, allow ads, vague Keep taxes low, allow ads, vague

pack warnings, respect “freedom to pack warnings, respect “freedom to smoke”smoke”

What works…the activists’ viewWhat works…the activists’ view(International lessons)(International lessons)

Higher taxesHigher taxes Complete ban on advertisingComplete ban on advertising Smoke-free placesSmoke-free places Strong and pictorial warningsStrong and pictorial warnings Public education in combination with Public education in combination with

aboveabove COMPREHENSIVE TOBACCO COMPREHENSIVE TOBACCO

CONTROLCONTROL

What can I do?What can I do?

Goal of this training: learn to be an Goal of this training: learn to be an activist!activist!

Campaign for taxes, ad ban, smoke-Campaign for taxes, ad ban, smoke-free public places, stronger warningsfree public places, stronger warnings

Recruit more youth and adults to the Recruit more youth and adults to the movementmovement

Remember tobacco control, not Remember tobacco control, not tobacco freetobacco free

The power is with us!The power is with us!

End of session!!!End of session!!!