Boëthius Goran
Doctors Against Tobacco, Sweden.
Scand J Urol Nephrol Suppl. 2008 Sep(218):55-7. doi: 10.1080/03008880802325333.
A brief overview is given of the disastrous effects of tobacco smoking on health, the environment and the economy. Obstacles for prevention are exemplified by the strong addictive property of nicotine, the ruthlessness and greed of the tobacco industry, and the ambivalence still demonstrated by the political and the health professional community in the fight against tobacco. A successful comprehensive tobacco control strategy is recognized and promoted by the first global health convention, the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. WHO has great expectations of the health community to support the implementation of the convention: who else has a greater responsibility?
本文简要概述了吸烟对健康、环境和经济造成的灾难性影响。尼古丁的强成瘾性、烟草行业的冷酷与贪婪,以及政治和卫生专业团体在控烟斗争中仍表现出的矛盾态度,都说明了预防工作面临的障碍。首个全球卫生公约,即世界卫生组织(WHO)《烟草控制框架公约》认可并推动了一项成功的全面控烟战略。世卫组织对卫生界支持该公约的实施寄予厚望:还有谁负有更大的责任呢?