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Currently, regulations regarding cigarette advertising on television still has not spelled out too tight and only limited control. Why is difficult to implement a total ban on advertising cigarettes?

Prof. Dr. Budi Sampurna, SH, DFM, SPF (K), SpKP as the Head of Legal and Organization Kemenkes said there are two laws that still allow the advertising of cigarettes as long as these ads do not exist in cigarette form, namely the law on broadcasting and the press.

"Today both the law remains the main obstacle," said Prof. Budi in media gathering to welcome the World Day Without Tambakau with the theme: Regulation Through the best, We Protect Youths from Danger Kemenkes Smoking in the building on Friday (27 / 5 / 2011).

For that based on lengthy discussions the end result for now is to control cigarette advertising in advance. The aim is to prevent young children who still do not know much about smoking exposure by excessive cigarette advertising.

"We're all in this case the ranks of the health ministry wants a total ban (prohibition of the total) including with KPAI, but what we can do is control. At least there is the brake while not stop at all," he said.

Other efforts included in this controlled tobacco company sponsorship for the event (the event) or specific CSR programs to not advertise the event, and restricting tobacco advertising in bilboard.

"While not a total ban, but this control is expected to still have a good impact," said Prof. Budi.

Meanwhile, the health law was already mentioned that tobacco is included in one of these additives. And now RPP on tobacco still under discussion and not yet reached agreement.

Sometimes people ask why cigarette smoke is more attention than the smoke that comes out of the vehicle. This is because cigarette smoke is more dangerous than car exhaust. Why is that?

"Of all the really dangerous, but pollutants from vehicle fumes that contain fewer dangerous, I think it was not until 10 such as carbon monoxide, sulfur and nitrogen," said dr H Azimal, MKes as Director of Disease Control
Not Contagious Kemenkes the media gathering to welcome the World Day Without Tambakau with the theme: Regulation Through the best, We Protect Youths from Dangers of Smoking in the building Kemenkes, Friday (27/05/2011).

While various studies explain that in cigarette smoke contains over 4,000 toxic chemicals (toxic) and 43 cancer-causing compounds (carcinogens). This explains why cigarette smoke is more dangerous than car exhaust.

In addition, scientific evidence has also suggested an association between smoking with the occurrence of various diseases such as cancer, heart disease, respiratory system diseases, reproductive disorders and diseases of pregnancy.

"Cigarette smoke is blown into the table if it's rather difficult loss because he is sticky, so what happens if the smoke into the lungs which can be more and more numerous," he said.

dr Azimal said more than 43 million Indonesian children living in a home with smokers and are exposed to cigarette smoke or as a passive smoker. If children are often exposed to smoke so he may be experiencing a slow lung growth, more susceptible to bronchitis, respiratory infections, ear and asthma.

"For example, in a house her father smoked and she had a baby, the baby could have impaired growth," said dr Azimal.

It is estimated that the smell of cigarette smoke are difficult to lose this because cigarette smoke is made of long chains of molecules, so the need for lengthy or difficult to remove, especially on fabrics. In addition, cigarette smoke produced usually contains many substances or residues.

The number of negative impacts that can be generated from cigarette smoke for one's health that makes cigarette smoke more to get attention, even so it does not mean harmless fumes because it still contains compounds that are toxic to the body.