SR15 smoking by Guo Kwang Tay

Current Solutions

2015-03-06 03:23:03 UTC

Tobacco taxation

Health Promotion Board

A study by the World Bank showed that for every 10% increase in the real inflation adjusted price, there will be a decrease in the consumption of cigarettes by 2% - 8%

Tobacco tax has increased regularly since 1987 to discourage non-smokers from picking up the smoking habit, and to encourage current smokers to stop or smoke less. The current cigarette tax is $0.352 per stick of 1g or below, and an additional $0.352 per stick of 1g for each additional 1g or part thereof.

The Smoking (Control of Advertisements and Sale of Tobacco) Act (enforced by the Health Sciences Authority), which includes:

Prohibiting tobacco advertisements and promotion.
Mandatory rotation of graphic health warnings on tobacco products.
Limiting the tar and nicotine levels of cigarettes sold locally.
Prohibiting the use of tobacco products by persons below 18 years of age.
Prohibiting the sale/supply of tobacco to these under-aged youths

Partnerships

Health Promotion Board (HPB) actively engages educational institutions, private workplaces, the uniformed groups, healthcare professionals, youth organisations, community and religious groups, and parents, to promote a smoke-free lifestyle.

Public education

Educating the public through various platform such as community organisations and campaign. So that people understand the risk and consequences of smoking.

Group 0

2015-03-06 03:31:09 UTC

Wei Heng, Yan Ang, Samuel, Sheryl, Deng Hui

Problem

2015-03-06 03:44:33 UTC

Singaporeans' adults are still smoking even though they know the risk

Generation of ideas.

2015-03-06 03:46:28 UTC

Advertisement

Put posters on the rubbish bins at smoking areas.

Such as posters that portrays the degradation of lungs

"On average, 7 Singaporeans die each day from smoking", highlights the fact that smoking not only harm their health, it will also take their lives.

"About 250 non-smokers die each year in Singapore from exposure to second-hand smoke", tells the smokers that their smoking habit will also affect their family members, not just themselves only.

Solution 1

yanang22 — 2015-03-08 10:34:16 UTC

Advertisement

Put posters on the rubbish bins at smoking areas.

Posters that portrays the degradation of lungs which can also include information such as:

"On average, 7 Singaporeans die each day from smoking", highlights the fact that smoking not only harm their health, it will also take their lives.

"About 250 non-smokers die each year in Singapore from exposure to second-hand smoke", tells the smokers that their smoking habit will also affect their family members, not just themselves only.

Solution 2

yanang22 — 2015-03-08 10:56:42 UTC

Create a replica of cigarette with sweet flavours that does not contain any chemicals from original cigarettes.

When people buy cigarette, it comes along with the replica that encourages them to stop smoking at the same time.

This help smokers to slowly kick their habit of smoking as they haven't experience the temporary, addictive feeling caused by the nicotine.

Solution 3

yanang22 — 2015-03-08 11:28:33 UTC

Put a screen in convenience stores at the cashier that display an image of the consequences of smoking too much.

Solution 4

yanang22 — 2015-03-08 11:30:41 UTC

Work together with other companies such as Nike to tackle the problem of smoking. Eg. The smokers have to run a certain distance in order to be able to buy cigarettes. At the same time, this promote healthy lifestyle for smokers.