Med. Pro Praxi 2009; 6(1): 25-29
Current tobacco control in the Czech Republic
- Ústav hygieny a epidemiologie a Centrum léčby závislosti na tabáku III. interní kliniky, 1. LF UK a VFN, Praha
Tobacco products are not a standard consumer goods: half of its consumers will die because of it 15 years sooner. Tobacco consumption
has to be lowered systematically. Always a complex approach of the whole society is needed not only in frame of a country but globally
– as well as the tobacco epidemic is global. Tobacco control includes high taxes, protection against passive smoking, educational campaigns, total ban of tobacco advertising, large health warnings and available treatment. Except of lowering tobacco related morbidity and mortality does tobacco control support the state economics. According to his/her possibilities each physician should influence politicians and decision makers in this sense.
Keywords: tobacco control, physicians‘ role.
Published: March 1, 2009 Show citation
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