Last night i had gone to a karaoke bar in up market south delhi select citiwalk mall with some friends and was surprise to see kids from around 15years of age or maybe below were puffing away with a bottle of beer in their hands and some hookah.Hookah has been in the news lately for being more dangerous than cigarettes itself i was reading 1hour of smoking hookah is equal to having 100ciggarettes in an hours time yet no one seemed to care even.I realised that even cigarette packs have a big warning on it saying cigarette smoking is injurious to health along with a picture of badly effected lungs(by smoking)yet those who have to smoke kids or adults go to the vendor purchase cigarettes ignore the warning and continue smoking.I wonder if the laws made by our govt.are actually effective?or is it just that they haven't been implemented well?or is it us who don't give a damn to the warnings and continue smoking?why make laws that will be flouted?For example in Gujarat alcohol is banned yet those who want to drink manage to smuggle alcohol in the state.I honestly think rather than setting an age that is permissible to purchase cigarettes and the warning signs on cigarette packs if the govt.really wants cigarette consumption by youngsters and everyone else to go down they should simply raise the price of smokes to 100 rupees(around 2dollars) per cigarette now that might help a bit.
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I agree with your views!!!
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ReplyDeleteInsightful post on the need of the hour. Well, if they do that how will all the money and luxury flow into their home through the front door and back door?
ReplyDeleteThere was a time when we made laws. These days we only make loop holes.
And its a sad thing to note these young people are getting trapped in the devastating arena of substance abuse.
you have got a point..i guess this law wouldnt be happening eithr..its sad that to have a good time atleas in metropols these 14-15yr olds need to party in night clubs,smoke hookah n drnk alcohol
ReplyDeleteHowever, I'm a bit surprise that people everywhere Bragging about the impact of Hookah our health, but for me it is not as harmful as a cigarette or Cigar Smoke filtered and passing because more than one metre long hose.
ReplyDeletehi san,the original indian hookah vich is still smoked in villages is less harmful than cigarettes,,but the hookahs the flavoured ones that are their in the market today are much more harmful than ciggarettes a recent survey revealed:)
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