Raise the legal age for smoking from 18 to 21 to deter young men from lighting up during national service - that is the proposal a non-profit organisation submitted to government agencies early last month.
Sata CommHealth chief executive K. Thomas Abraham noted that it was common for young people to pick up smoking during NS, sometimes due to peer pressure. He said: 'If we push the legal age up to 21, most people would have finished their NS by then.'
He also observed that more young women had started smoking, without providing figures.
According to the 2010 National Health Survey, the proportion of smokers among young Singaporeans aged 18 to 29 stood at 16.3 per cent in 2010 - a 33 per cent increase from 12.3 in 2004.
Source:http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/raise-legal-smoking-age-21-deter-nsfs-organisation-20130601
Source:http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/raise-legal-smoking-age-21-deter-nsfs-organisation-20130601
Even if this rule is implemented, won't it cause even more problems for the smokers below 21 years old to quit in the middle of their national service?
ReplyDeleteanti-smoking is good.
ReplyDeletethis post is good for snoker to encourage ppl not to smoke, coz i was a smoker too but i learned that it's bad for my health so ppl STOP SMOKING!!! its not too late ^^
ReplyDeleteGood idea but not likely ppl will adhere it.... Don't even see police enforcing it
ReplyDeleteEven with the increased age limit, I'm sure those who are underaged will try all means to get a pack of cigarettes to smoke.
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