Compared to the previous generation, people's life span has decreased which is a big concern. Besides the change in lifestyle, our habits are also to be blamed for this. Even teenagers are suffering from diabetes and other issues. The next generations are likely to face even tough conditions.
If the bad habits can be stopped then the coming generations might have increased life expectancy and they can also enjoy good health conditions. With this, the government took a tough call on keeping the next generation away from tobacco.
As per the media reports, the New Zealand government tabled a bill that says that those who are born on and after January 1, 2009, cannot buy cigarettes. The bill says that by doing so people can live happily and the money that is spent on hospitals can also be reduced.
Tobacco consumption is one of the major reasons behind many deaths across the globe and New Zealand is not an exemption from this. For the betterment of the next generation, the bill was tabled. New Zealand became the first nation to pass such a bill.
New Zealand is working on the big aim to make the nation free from smoking. For that, it suggested a few measures. Keeping the next generation away from tobacco is one such measure. The other measures are that the existing tobacco stores will be brought down.
Rather than roadside stores, cigarettes will be sold at dedicated tobacco stores. This helps in reducing the pollution caused by it and only smokers will inhale the smoke.
If the bad habits can be stopped then the coming generations might have increased life expectancy and they can also enjoy good health conditions. With this, the government took a tough call on keeping the next generation away from tobacco.
As per the media reports, the New Zealand government tabled a bill that says that those who are born on and after January 1, 2009, cannot buy cigarettes. The bill says that by doing so people can live happily and the money that is spent on hospitals can also be reduced.
Tobacco consumption is one of the major reasons behind many deaths across the globe and New Zealand is not an exemption from this. For the betterment of the next generation, the bill was tabled. New Zealand became the first nation to pass such a bill.
New Zealand is working on the big aim to make the nation free from smoking. For that, it suggested a few measures. Keeping the next generation away from tobacco is one such measure. The other measures are that the existing tobacco stores will be brought down.
Rather than roadside stores, cigarettes will be sold at dedicated tobacco stores. This helps in reducing the pollution caused by it and only smokers will inhale the smoke.