Date: April, 14 2021

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According to World Health Organization (WHO) Global burden disease report, 2012, The WHO estimates that tobacco caused 5.4 million
deaths in 2012 and 100 million deaths over the course of the 20th century. Similarly, the United States Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention describes tobacco use as “the single most important preventable risk to human health in developed countries and an important
cause of premature death worldwide”. Baumeister (2017) mentioned that cigarette smoking has become so prevalent in the country that
students have now become heavy consumers. Medical professionals prove that cigarette smoking among the youth targets them differently
from adults. As all are aware, Nicotine makes it extremely hard for addicted smokers to quit the bad habit. Indeed, the availability of
extremely affordable cigarettes makes it easier for the youth to start smoking and develop addiction. The use of tobacco continues to be a
major cause of health problems worldwide. There is currently an estimated 1.3 billion smokers in the world, with 4.9 million people dying
because of tobacco use in a year. If this trend continues, the number of deaths will increase to 10 million by the year 2020, 70% of which
will be coming from countries like the Philippines. The World Health Organization released a document entitled Policy Recommendations
for Smoking Cessation and Treatment of Tobacco Dependence. This document very clearly stated that as current statistics indicate, it will
not be possible to reduce tobacco related deaths over the next 30-50 years unless adult smokers are encouraged to quit. Also, because of
the addictiveness of tobacco products, many tobacco users will need support in quitting. Population survey reports showed that
approximately one third of smokers attempt to quit each year and that majority of these attempts are undertaken without help. However,
only a small percentage of cigarette smokers (1-3%) achieve lasting abstinence, which is at least 12 months of abstinence from smoking,
using will power alone (Sabbane, et al 2019) as cited by the above policy paper. The policy paper also stated that support for smoking
cessation or “treatment of tobacco dependence” refers to a range of techniques including motivation, advice and guidance, counselling,
telephone and internet support, and appropriate pharmaceutical aids all of which aim to encourage and help tobacco users to stop using
tobacco and to avoid subsequent relapse. Evidence has shown that cessation is the only intervention with the potential to reduce tobacco-
related mortality in the short and medium term and therefore should be part of an overall comprehensive tobacco-control policy of any
country. The Philippine Global Adult Tobacco Survey conducted in 2009 (DOH, 2011) revealed that 28.3% (17.3 million) of the population
aged 15 years old and over currently smoke tobacco, 47.7% (14.6 million) of whom are men, while 9.0% (2.8 million) are women. Eighty
percent of these current smokers are daily smokers with men and women smoking an average of 11.3 and 7 sticks of cigarettes per day
respectively. The survey also revealed that among ever daily smokers, 21.5% have quit smoking. Among those who smoked in the last 12
months, 47.8% made a quit attempt, 12.3% stated they used counseling and or advise as their cessation method, but only 4.5%
successfully quit. Among current cigarette smokers, 60.6% stated they are interested in quitting, translating to around 10 million Filipinos
needing help to quit smoking as of the moment. The above scenario dictates the great need to build the capacity of health workers to help
smokers quit smoking, thus the need for the Department of Health to set up a national infrastructure to help smokers quit smoking. The
national smoking infrastructure is mandated by the Tobacco Regulations Act which orders the Department of Health to set up withdrawal
clinics. As such DOH Administrative Order No. 122 s. 2003 titled The Smoking Cessation Program to support the National Tobacco Control
and Healthy Lifestyle Program allowed the setting up of the National Smoking Cessation Program. The young and the poor, who smoke and
drink excessively, are dying every day. Ten Filipinos die from tobacco use every hour, resulting in 240 deaths every day and 87,600 deaths
every year. This is a health crisis. The main reason is low prices of cigarettes and alcohol. The Philippines has one of the lowest prices of
the two products in Southeast Asia. Because cigarettes are so cheap, the Philippines have one of the highest smoking rates in the Western
Pacific. A survey showed that 28.3 percent of Filipinos were smokers. It is estimated that some 17.3 million Filipinos who are 15 years old
engage in smoking. To discourage Filipinos from smoking, we have to raise taxes. Raise the prices of cigarettes and alcohol, and fewer
people will buy them. You cannot argue with the math. Raise the prices of tobacco by 70 percent and you prevent a quarter of all smoking-
related deaths worldwide. Both rich and poor smoke, but it is the poor who get sick more often. That’s because the poorest sector spends
more for tobacco, than for education, clothing or health. (Philippine Daily Inquirer 2013) The Constitution is neutral on the use of cigarettes
and alcohol. If a Filipino citizen wants to smoke and if big companies want to make big profits from the so-called “sins” of smoking and
drinking alcohol, they are free to do so. But unlike ordinary citizens, Filipinos who are members of Congress are not free to ignore the
present disastrous chain of circumstances. Cigarette smoke contains some 70 chemicals which cause cancer. Deaths from stroke and
heart attack are most commonly associated with smoking as a risk factor. In its wisdom, the Constitution proclaims health as a fundamental
right, and accordingly imposes on the state the duty to protect the people’s right to health and to in still health consciousness. (Philippine
Daily Inquirer 2013)

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Deaths from stroke and heart attack are most commonly associated with smoking as a risk factor. In its wisdom, the Constitution proclaims
health as a fundamental right, and accordingly imposes on the state the duty to protect the peoples right to health and to in still health
consciousness. (Philippine Daily Inquirer 2013) Tobacco use is one of the major preventable causes of premature death ...

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Evidence has shown that cessation is the only intervention with the potential to reduce tobacco-related mortality in the short and medium
term and therefore should be part of an overall comprehensive tobacco-control policy of any country.

https://doh.gov.ph/smoking-cessation-program

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The Constitution is neutral on the use of cigarettes and alcohol. If a Filipino citizen wants to smoke and if big companies want to make big
profits from the so-called …

https://opinion.inquirer.net/39576/protect-young-poor-from-smoking