The representative of the smoking association F.O.R.E.S.T. from the UK says in an article in a magazine that users of all nicotine products, i.e. electronic and cigarette, must fight in the same army since the war on smoking is a war on choice and personal desire.
Simon Clark, who also worked as a journalist and public relations observer, said that smoking cost 2.7 billion to the English public health system, which nevertheless brought back 9.9 billion in fiscal revenue.
Referring to a recent article by the great artist and creator David Hockney looking for anything wrong with smoking every day for 67 years, the president of smokers refers to the efforts of many links regarding e-cigarettes to compete with smoking in the eyes of public opinion which they bring with the most characteristic boxing ring image where the vaporizer player marginalizes the corresponding smoker’s player saying that he does not return any positive message among other communication methods.
“What we can not support are campaigns and strategies that seem to undermine or reduce smokers who do not want to quit smoking, while targeting a “smoke-free world” that, in our view, can only be done by creating a society in which generations of consumers not only refuse the choice of flammable products, but are increasingly restricted from using them and punished or expelled when they do. If smokers choose to quit smoking or turn to reduced risk voluntarily and without coercion, there would be no reason to complain. Embracing and accepting coercive measures designed to deter adults from smoking is another matter.” wrote the smokers’ representative.
Simon Clark described Philip Morris’ initiative to stop making cigarettes because of making electronic substitutes for smoking as depriving consumers of their choice including the same choice.
“Millions of adults enjoy smoking and do not want to quit. The war on smoking is therefore a war on choice and pleasure, and users of all nicotine products for entertainment will have to fight as a united army. On the contrary, by failing to support smokers who do not want to quit, many advocates of reducing tobacco harm foolishly for short-term gain undermine the efforts of those who truly believe in freedom of choice and personal responsibility.” wrote Simon Clark, a representative of smokers in the United Kingdom.
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