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"New Zealand’s smokefree law was hailed around the world for creating a
smokefree generation that would have lifelong protection from smoking’s harms.
The smokefree generation would have ended sales of tobacco products to anyone
born on or after a specific date, thus gradually phasing out smoking. This new
approach goes beyond age restriction policies (such as R18 or R21), which may
imply smoking is “safe” once people reach the designated age.
However, the coalition government moved swiftly to repeal the smokefree
generation measure. That decision did not reflect attitudes towards the policy
from young people and the general public.
In an earlier in-depth study, we found young people strongly supported measures
restricting their access to tobacco because they understood this policy would
protect them from becoming addicted to smoking. Surveys also showed strong
support for the smokefree generation policy from young people, the general
public and people who smoke."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
