PUBLISHED: 8 Oct 2024 at 06: 28
In order to stop the spread of e-cigarettes, the Public Health Ministry is pursuing the rehabilitation of 20, 000 young smoke people, according to Minister Somsak Thepsutin.
Senator Premsak Piayura raised questions during the Senate meeting on Monday about the common usage of e-cigarettes among youngsters and the government’s measures to address the issue. Mr. Somsak’s speech was a reply.
Mr. Somsak stated that his ministry’s goal is to integrate all-inclusive treatment for younger vapers and that it will utilize hospital screenings to enroll 20, 000 smokers into the country’s rehabilitation system.
According to a statement from the National Statistical Office, at least 80, 000 people over the age of 15 were using e-cigarettes in 2021.
A report from the US Centre for Disease Control ( CDC ) also showed that 1, 189 ( or 17.6 % ) of 6, 752 Thai youths aged 13-15 participating in its 2022 survey were vape users. The CDC’s 2015 number was 5.3 times higher than that of the CDC.
According to Mr. Somsak, the Public Health Ministry’s pressing priorities for this fiscal season are the use of e-cigarettes among adolescents.
He claimed that the government has developed a strategy to combat the spread of e-cigarettes, including monitoring and enforcing relevant regulations, strengthening cooperation between partners, improving policies and manage measures, and raising awareness of the negative effects of smoking.
A combined labor was created to impose and impose laws governing e-cigarettes in May by the National Tobacco Product Control Committee and the Department of Disease Control.
According to Mr. Somsak, the workplace has since seize more than 60, 000 smoking products and liquids totaling 18 million ringgit.
He continued, stating that the government has put a focus on promoting good health among teenagers and preventing young individuals from vaping.