Saturday, December 19, 2009

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2009 IN CAPS ....

a major achievement: 100% environments smoke free snuff in Guatemala

EVENT: II-FIC SRNT Latin American Snuff Control
Mexico City
IN DEBT: The ratification of the FCTC in Argentina and Control Act of Snuff of Mexico

COUNTRIES LEADERS IN MANAGEMENT OF RESOURCES: Argentina, Brazil and Mexico

LEADERSHIP: Beatriz Champagne InterAmerican Heart Foundation - FIC and Reina Roa-COPACET Panama


NEW LEADERSHIP: Rocio Vaca Bucheli -Tobacco Alliance Ecuadorian AELAT

ENTHUSIASM: The Civil Society of Costa Rica for the implementation of FCTC

IN CONSOLIDATION: processes Uruguay and Panama.

INTERFERENCE EFFECT: The industry in Argentina, Mexico and Peru (mainly).

FOR FURTHER RESEARCH: Mexico, DF: Smoke Free City Snuff International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease / / BEHIND THE SMOKE: A look at the tobacco industry in Chile ... and transparency to the Presidential Election 2009 EPES Foundation-Chile

PUBLICATION
IMPACT: The Atlas Snuff. American Cancer Society and the World Lung Foundation

SPACE TO RESTRUCTURE : Mailing List CLACCTA

COMMON PURPOSE IN THE REGION: Fourth Conference of the Parties in Uruguay

a question: The illicit trade protocol

ASPIRATION OF THE REGION: The coordinated efforts of international organizations: TFK , FCA , FIC , CAI , UNION, OPS , American Cancer Society and World Lung Foundation

TO ORGANIZE EVENTS CITY: Lima

example of tenacity: Carlos Farias of COLAP -Peru and social organizations in Argentina.

PROCESS to visualize: The de Venezuela and its achievements snuff in the control of

uncertain: Implementing Honduras

a real possibility of RATIFICATION: El Salvador

POSSIBILITY EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION: Paraguay

ALERT: Electronic Cigarette and Hookah ... arrived!

an outstanding achievement: Approval of the control law in Colombia
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To tod @ s, Merry Christmas and Happy 2010


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Monday, December 14, 2009

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THE narghile (water pipe) as dangerous as

More than 50 submissions received the post LA Hookah A DANGEROUS FASHION . In addition to accusations of ignorance on the subject, most all agree no harm and addiction in the consumption of water pipe or hookah. Welcome to the debate, which transcribe two (2) comments as an example:

"Mauro Z said ... Hello. Well, I is a person who is totally against smoking and in general the smoking habit. But I've taught a little about the hookah, and of course it's bad if what is snuff is placed for burning. But is not the only one used, and when used other scents or aromatic materials that are not snuff, it's just a sweet (or acid in some cases) but without wider implications. A single study to several hundred that have been made in several countries following the doubt, and they all say that the smoke is purified after passage through the liquid, and with appropriate materials does not cause any side effects . "

" Carolina said .... Hi to2. I hope you are doing well. Look I have smoked a Hookah many times, and it is true that addiction does not q if smoking occurs, because if you have nicotine levels are almost nil. Besides its pleasant taste and smell is unlike cigarette. So a good option is to sit with friends rather nice to spend some time without the dangers wrong at first mention q. and remember before you judge something better infórmence. "

The Hookah as fashion / addiction cigarette substitute or complement is raising concern in parents and public policy makers, so we celebrate a new study published in American Journal of PreventiveMedicine, with the support of U.S. Public HealthService, which concludes that " water pipe (hookah or shisha) releases more carbon dioxide and almost the same amount of nicotine that cigarettes ."

Study co-author, Dr. Thomas Eissenberg, CommonwealthUniversity Virginia in Richmond, said: "The study can be used to eradicate the myth that snuff smoking a water pipe is a less lethal smoke." "The message is clear. If people snuff smokes a water pipe to prevent poisonous gases such as carbon monoxide, and addictive substances like nicotine, is making a big mistake," he added.

"No study had directly compared and controlled exposure to toxic substances by the use of water pipes and cigarettes. 'In fact, when comparing the use of water pipe using a cigarette, pipe smokers were three times more exposed to carbon monoxide. " Eissenberg and Alan Shihadeh (coauthor), American University of Beirut, Lebanon, asked 31 adult volunteers who attend two sessions of 45 minutes: a snuff smoking a water pipe and other smoking a cigarette. 'In fact, when comparing the use of water pipe using a cigarette, pipe smokers were three times more exposed to carbon monoxide'. "

" There is also evidence that smoking snuff with water pipe generates 40 times more smoke than a cigarette. Smoking both increased heart rate.

In this study, we began to structure the scientific evidence on the consumption of water pipe or water pipe and its harmful impacts from exposure to carbon monoxide and the addictive nature of nicotine it contains, forcing the authorities extend public health control regulations snuff this growing consumer product in young populations, in addition to thinking about the consequences of the substances to be added.

For more information
recommend reading the article hookahs are safer than Cigarettes and Tobacco and Cigarette Waterpipe Smoking: Direct Comparison of toxicant Exposure .

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Sunday, December 6, 2009

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CIGARETTE WHAT IS A SOCIAL ORGANIZATION OF CONTROL OF SNUFF?

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question arises about what is meant by social organization of control of snuff, especially in times where smoking strengthens the international agenda legitimized by the Framework Convention for the Control of Snuff FCTC, and with it the arrival of opportunities funding for projects and businesses related to products or services to support its implementation. In

every organization there are a group of people that make explicit its desire to interact around specific cultural and social objectives, strengthening social relationships that allow personal growth and mission of the organization. From this mutual agreement develop programs, projects and agendas that give sustainability to the social institutions.

Organizations can be of various types and in any case are the objectives that determine the Gender, youth, consumers, health, education, utilities, environmental, union, religious, ethnic, community, etc. In this section there is a common denominator: the absence of profit in the imperative the common good.

But society also raises other trade-related organizational expressions, such as companies, corporations, businesses and industries, mainly. The profit motive and economic benefit for partners is of the essence, to the point that if these assumptions leads disappear settlement. In this context

What is a social organization of control of the snuff? From the outset say that "snuff control" denotes characteristics of comprehensiveness and universality, meaning that anyone who defines himself or presented as "social organization snuff control" should include commitments to all of the FCTC in principles, objectives, duties and measures.

Now, an organization can or should be limits on their consulting capabilities objectives and resources available and that's fine. What we can do is "engage" with some of the measures in the Convention, the most widely identified with their goals, and deny next line from the action or speech, the relevance or political need, social and cultural other control measures snuff. For example, it is unacceptable smoke-free work and at the same time be co-participants in social responsibility projects of tobacco or a strict interpretation of the regulations on health warnings or prohibitions advertising.

If we accept the nature of comprehensiveness and universality, social organizations must have the potential to mobilize and integrate into the global agenda of anti-smoking social movement that works to promote and defend the Framework Convention. Your contribution will, of course, work and achievements resulting from their own social objectives. Looking at the global picture, it is clear that this approach is found in almost all anti-smoking organizations or networks, contributing in a decisive manner to strengthen the process of ratification and implementation of the Framework Convention.

At the same time, the elements characterizing themselves comprehensiveness and universality of the FCTC, discarded recognition as snuff control organizations to NGOs facade of the tobacco companies for reasons explained by themselves, the production unions that defend the economic interests of the tobacco industry and appear, for example, advancing child protection campaigns, and businesses or corporations that border when their commercial interests coincide with some actions of the installation process of public policy to implement measures to control supply and demand for products snuff.

THE PHARMACEUTICAL
The latter is a major player the pharmaceutical industry that is linked to events where no market for smoking cessation medications, as an expression of "social mandate" to open up business opportunities to realize economic benefits. This commercial connotation rule, for example, will allow pharmaceutical companies free use of patents or commit to selling at low cost, freeing only operational and technical costs. No, its referent is not a public health problem of smoking but to respond to the economic interests of its shareholders. From this perspective, drug officials have a clear mission: market shares; wrong are those of us from the public health approach, by not fixing the boundary between commercial and corporate governance principles and values \u200b\u200bthat drive our fight against smoking.

Colophon: When WHO assume that to improve the impact of measures against the pandemic of smoking, it is imperative to exercise control over patents for smoking cessation products to make them available to governments and Smoking?
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PHOTO: Representatives of snuff control in the 2 nd SRNT
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Friday, December 4, 2009

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ECUADOR AND THE FAILURE OF INCREASE

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as we are of the culture of the English tax, taxes on cigarette consumption also appear to be consistent with the state tax collector in Latin America supports education and health with the proceeds from the concept.

For this, concerned that states rejected proposals to increase when they are managed from parliament or from civil society, in order to improve government revenues for social investments and / or as a measure to improve the impact of control policies of snuff.

Before turning to what occurred in Ecuador, see the extremes in tax regulations: Paraguay and Colombia have the lowest taxes, 10 and 22% on your order. On the roof, in turn, are Chile, Argentina, Mexico and Uruguay with 60, 61, 64 and 70%. ECUADOR


Ecuadorian Tobacco Alliance (AELAT) reports that the National Assembly removed the section of the ICE including cigarette taxes. We do not understand how a government that is identified with the XXI century socialism makes his way to accompany the interests of tobacco companies - Philip Morris and its affiliates ITABSA, PROESA and TANASA- forgetting about the imperative of public health.

But behind this decision? Listen to Rocío Cow AELAT :
"The special consumption tax (ICE) on cigarettes was raised from 80 to 150% last year in Ecuador. However, the final sales price to the public has remained relatively low and affordable for younger and low relative income earners, hence consumption had been showing a tendency to increase. CARMELA A recent study conducted by the Inter-American Heart Foundation in 7 cities in Latin America shows an alarming consumption of almost 50% of men in the city of Quito, similar to that found in Santiago or Buenos Aires, cities that traditionally showed a high level of smoking. "

"Last July, before the announcement of a tax reform, Anti Snuff Alliance asked the Director of the Internal Revenue Service IRS substantially higher than the increase proposed. The response could not be better, in the final proposal sent for treatment by the National Assembly, provides ad-valorem tax of 150% for all products and substitutes snuff snuff, and a specific tax of 7 cents for each unit of cigarette. This is a specific tax fixed value independent of the value of the cigarette and is a true innovation as the final price of a pack of 20 cigarettes will have to include VAT (value added tax 12%) and ICE (special consumption tax) imposed by two means: 150% of the sales value and $ 1.40 for the specific charge. "

"The reaction of the tobacco companies did not wait. Aside from appearing at the National Assembly, mobilized their workers on the streets and engaged in media spaces. In fact, many print media took note of support for the industry, veiled or indirect, showing concern about the effect on businesses, workers or producers. Fortunately Econ. Paco Velasco, Chairman of the Committee of Economic and Taxation, offered a space for public sector representatives and the Alliance Anti Snuff we present our arguments. Our presentation, entitled 'Why raise taxes to snuff' was applauded and supported by most members of the Commission, the arguments have been picked up by lawmakers to defend the proposal within the Assembly and to the press . The proposal was approved by the Commission and the First Debate in the plenary of the Assembly ... .. ". Unfortunately, the final decision of the Assembly, we said, was to remove ICE chapter including cigarette taxes.
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COLOPHON
This concludes an episode that may have had a final chord with the public policy interests of control of snuff, for Ecuadorian citizens, and specifically of them children and adolescents who are the target or source of relief for the tobacco companies for "their" dead-smokers.

hope that we can record an upcoming post good news about the implementation of the Framework Convention Control FCTC Snuff in Ecuador and particularly on measures relating to price and taxes to reduce demand for snuff (Articles 6 and 7).