"2009年後台灣越來越少青少年抽菸"(yam news)
發佈日期： 2013-08-26
根據研究指出，自從2009年台灣推行反菸政策像是禁香菸之後，國內青少年抽菸人數已經下降了。
台北的國立陽明大學，其領銜研究人員黃嵩立表示：「那對老菸槍來說影響不大。」但是「看來讓多數還在體驗抽菸行為的青少年打消了抽菸的念頭。」
收集了十萬名13到15歲的國中生的數據，在2009年實施政策改變之前和之後的數據都收集了。結果顯示從2004年的27%學生承認曾經試著抽菸，降到2011年的23%學生，而年齡低於十歲、曾嘗試抽菸的學生則從38%降到了28%。
最大的影響在2011年後發生，在鄉村地區的青少年之中，反之，那些在都市區域的青少年則比較沒改善。在2004年到2011年之間都市區域的孩童其實據報會抽菸的男孩從5%漲到了10%，而女孩則維持不變（約2%）。
台灣禁止香菸廣告在平面媒體和便利商店中出現、讓幾乎所有公眾場所和學校都成為無菸區、並禁止推銷香菸，例如折價券或是贈品。菸盒包裝上也可看到令人感到不快的寫實圖像，而香菸只有成人能購買。
(Health) Taiwan Sees Fewer Teen Smokers Since 2009
According to studies, since 2009, when Taiwan introduced anti-smoking policies such as cigarette bans, the amount of teen smokers in the country has decreased.
Lead researcher, Song-Lih Huang of National Yang Ming University in Taipei, stated There was little effect on those who were regular smokers, but, It seemed to deter mostly teenagers who were experimenting with smoking.
Data on 100,000 junior high school students ages 13 to 15 was collected, both before and after the 2009 policy changes were implemented. The results showed a drop from 27% of students admitting to having tried smoking in 2004 to 23% in 2011, with students below age ten who have tried smoking decreasing from 38% to 28%.
The biggest results occurred after 2011, and amongst teens in rural areas, whereas those in urban areas showed less improvement. Children in urban areas actually reported an increase from 5% to 10% amongst boys who were current smokers, with statistics for girls remaining the same (at about 2%) between 2004 and 2011.
Taiwan bans cigarette ads in print media and convenience stores, has made almost all public places and schools smoke-free, and bans cigarette promotions, such as coupons or gifts. Graphic images can also be seen on cigarette packages, and cigarettes can only be purchased by adults.
