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The Swedish model keep going on to seem an example to follow and the mayor of Milan drew inspiration from it by proposing to extend the ban on smoking even in open spaces: at bus stops and for those who are queuing for the use of public services, for reach by 2030 a total ban in any open place.
This announcement, followed by an inevitable aftermath of controversy, comes precisely in the occasion of the fifteenth birthday of the Sirchia law, named after the Minister of Health who proposed it, i.e. the ban on smoking in closed public places, which entered into force on 10 January 2005.
The Higher Institute of Health, taking stock of the statistics originating from that date, reports the following data:
During these fifteen years of application of the anti-smoking law, sales of traditional cigarettes have gone from about 92,822 tons in 2005 to about 67,460 tons in 2018, with a decrease of 27.3%. On the other hand, there was an important surge in sales of shredded tobacco (including pipe tobacco), which in the same period recorded an increase of over 500%.
Beyond the statistics, I am particularly interested in knowing your opinion since, for those who smoke, the cigarette is notoriously consequential to coffee.
As far as I’m concerned, the behaviors of smokers that I observe already contemplate respect: no cigarettes in the presence of children, no cigarettes in the car in the presence of other people, no cigarettes in the homes of others etc.
In the meantime, the new budget law has further raised the amount of minimum excise duties (already increased with the 2019’s budget law) by raising the basic rate of cigarettes to 59.8%, a good bit of a deterrent I would say.
… so, the back and forth through my mind of Seven Nation Army is intended to be no longer behind a cigarette?
Hi I'm Claudia and this is KCDC.
Tobacco and coffee!
I was addicted to both but I gave up smoking. I stayed with coffee. I will love it forever.
Oh GREATt!
Standing ovation for your giving up with smoking!
My husband smokes and still can’t give up.
How did you manage to quit?
It happened several decades ago, so I do not really remember. I know that I tried several times – and finally I managed to quit it for good. I wish your husband good luck! It surely needs a strong will (and several trials) to succeed …
My husband and I thank you very much!
I really hope the day will come when he too will be able to quit for good.
You’re right: it definitely takes a lot of willpower.
Yes, it does. Your husband will succeed, I am sure of that. It takes several trials. Each time it gets easier and finally he will forget about it, he will even forget to buy cigarettes … This is what happened with me. The detox takes time. We must get rid of the addiction.
I hope so much Olivia!
You are right: we need to free ourselves from addictions.
Unfortunately my husband started smoking when he was a boy but now it’s time to take care of his health.
Thanks for the encouragement!