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Flavored cigarettes could tempt children into smoking

Ox

The Health Ministers from Australia want to ban flavored cigarettes because they think that such kind of cigarettes could tempt children into smoking.

The Health Ministers from Australia want to ban flavored cigarettes because they think that such kind of cigarettes could tempt children into smoking.

Federal Health Minister, Nicola Roxon, said that their main goal is to stop the importation of the flavored cigarettes.

"Each state and territory is going to take steps to make sure that these cigarettes, which are targeted towards children, are about enticing children to smoke, will not be available for sale. We don't see that they should be in the market, there is no positive about these flavored cigarettes, they are particularly targeted to children," said Ms Roxon.

These candy flavored cigarettes appear to be the latest attempt by Big Tobacco to attract kids. The tobacco cigarettes, with flavors such as lemon, orange, strawberry and apple, are currently available alongside plain-flavored cigarettes in several states and territories. Some governments, including New South Wales and South Australia, have already banned the flavored cigarettes.

The biggest problem is that the antismoking campaigns work very hard in order to discourage young people from smoking, while tobacco companies are coming up with new and inventive ways to draw in new customers.

"It would be hypocritical for the State to invest time, energy and money into smoking cessation programs while at the same time allowing tobacco companies to get away with flavored cigarettes and other marketing gimmick specifically designed to get children to start smoking," said Roxon.

Offering cigarettes in various candy flavors is a blatant attempt by the tobacco industry to recruit children into a life of smoking, and all the negative health consequences that such a life carries.

2.7 million Americans under the age of 18 smoke. Each day 4,000 kids will try their first cigarette and another 1,000 children will become regular daily smokers.

That's why the antismoking campaigns need to ban flavored cigarettes from stores, and stand against any marketing campaign which would attract children to such a dangerous habit.