Smokers Association

Quote of the President, during the First International Conference on Smokers’ Rights, Moscow, September 30, 2014

Florian — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 16:10:53 +0000

Romanian Smokers Association, quote of the President, during the First International Conference on Smokers’ Rights taking place in Moscow, Russian Federation on September 30, 2014.

"We believe the states and governments should be the guardians of the traditions, habits and choices of their own people and as such governments should represent them.

It is not the duty of the governments to change, impose or prohibit, to normalize or de-normalize values, cultures, beliefs.

First International Conference on smokers' rights - September 30, 2014, Moscow, Russian Federation

Florian — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 16:05:27 +0000

PRESS-RELEASE

On September 30, 2014, Moscow hosted the First International Conference on Smokers’ Rights. Delegates from Australia, Belarus, Croatia, Cuba, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Romania, Russia, Spain, Switzerland and Ukraine attended the meeting – 16 countries that in total account for more than 250 million adult smokers.

The honorary guests of the Conference were Mikhail Boyarskiy, Co-chairman of the All-Russian Smokers’ Rights Movement, John Mallon, leader of FOREST Éireann (Ireland) and Samuel Nitisaputra, Secretary General of the Smokers’ Club of Indonesia. Andrey Loskutov, Executive Director of the All-Russian Smokers’ Rights Movement, acted as moderator of the meeting.

It Is Everybody's Choice to Smoke or Not

Florian — Fri, 25 Apr 2014 18:58:49 +0000

There are many people in the world who are proud to be known as smokers. There are also others who will criticize smoking to a great extent. Actually it is everybody's choice to smoke or not. Smoking like any other leisure activity will lead the smoker to enjoying different aspects in his or her life. There are some countries in the world which put strict measures against smoking as a way of reducing the use of tobacco but other have realized that there is no need to put such strict measures and they are trying to be open to the opinion of smokers. There are some believes about smoking that make people prejudice smoking.

The Netherlands is the first country to partially overturn its smoking ban.

Florian — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 16:02:54 +0000

By Natalie Wain

Smokers in the Netherlands will now be able to light-up again in over 2000 of the country"s small owner-operated bars or pubs.

The partial over-turning of the blanket ban, which was introduced in 2008, is a huge victory for for smokers" rights campaigners who had argued that the blanket ban was driving small bar owners out of business.

An absence of tobacco evidence

Florian — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 04:33:51 +0000

The evidence that cigarette prices and adverts affect young smokers is terribly weak. The government needs to base policy on evidence, not dogma.

By Patrick Basham

Tobacco policy currently rests on two claims: tobacco advertising and promotion are the major reasons why young people begin to smoke; and young people are particularly sensitive to the price of cigarettes. From these two claims follow the central elements of tobacco policy, namely that all forms of tobacco advertising and promotion, including tobacco displays, should be banned, and tobacco should be heavily taxed in order to prevent or at least reduce under-age tobacco use.

Unfortunately, neither of these claims nor policies meets the standards of evidence-based policymaking. Both are, instead, products of advocacy-based 'research' carried out by anti-tobacco lobby groups.

In evidence-based policymaking, as in evidence-based clinical medicine, practices and decisions are based on rigorous, systematic reviews of 'best practice', that is, therapies and interventions that work the best in reducing morbidity and mortality. Evidence, and evidence alone, not theory or tradition, drives practice.

Lung Cancer Genes Identified

Florian — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 01:04:14 +0000

Smokers are much more likely to develop lung cancer than non-smokers — that has been a scientific truism for decades. But what about the majority of smokers who don't develop lung cancer? Are they just the lucky ones? What about non-smokers who do develop the disease? New studies suggest that the lung cancer explanation may lie in genes.

Helmut Schmidt and his wife Loki enjoy a cigarette at a New Year event in Hamburg

Florian — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 10:03:44 +0000

Helmut Schmidt, former German chancellor, former minister of defense and co-publisher of the influential weekly newspaper Die Zeit, was accused of breaking the law for violating Germany's new ban on smoking in public places.

Famous smokers - Encyclopedia

Florian — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 09:01:15 +0000

This is a partial list of famous people, for whom smoking is clearly a recognised part of their public image, or who are known for some unusual aspect of smoking.

Smoking is a part of history, of culture and life. This was and is one of most practiced way of expressing self personality.

THE CONSTITUTION OF SMOKERS ASSOCIATION

Florian — Sat, 24 May 2008 01:06:47 +0000

PREAMBLE

SMOKERS ASSOCIATION is an international non-profit organisation in support of human rights and, in particular, but not limited to, in defence of those who expect from life the freedom to smoke, drink, eat and to enjoy personal lifestyle choices without restrictions or interferences.

Our community is equivalent to the International Smokers Club (ISC), having its locations, sites, restaurants, clubs, bars, hotels, halls, but not limited to, open as a whole and equally to smokers and non-smokers, without making any difference between them with the purpose of impose or forbid behaviours.