Tobacco prevention

Huge success for the protection of non-smokers: EU recommendation on smoke-free and aerosol-free environments

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03.12.2024 The EU Member States today adopted a far-reaching recommendation for smoke- and aerosol-free environments. It provides for effective protection of non-smokers not only indoors, but also in outdoor places where people gather in confined spaces. Pro Rauchfrei very much welcomes the fact that the EU Member States adopted a new recommendation on smoke-free and … Read more

Rehabilitate the budget AND save lives in the process? Yes, we can!

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A pair of scales with a packet of cigarettes in the left pan, which is low to the ground, and banknotes and coins in the right pan, which is high to the ground: The costs of smoking far outweigh the tobacco tax revenue.

20.08.2024 The current tobacco tax policy in Germany is – to put it mildly – suboptimal. Smoking costs the healthcare system and the economy 97 billion euros a year. More than 30 billion of these costs arise from the treatment, care and rehabilitation of smokers and people who fall ill as a result of passive … Read more

New regulation for non-smoker protection in Baden-Württemberg: Pro Rauchfrei involved in finding topics

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Beteiligungsscoping Nichtraucherschutzgesetz im Sozialministerium Baden-Württemberg

24.07.2024 Baden-Württemberg is to get a new state non-smoker protection law. The Ministry of Social Affairs, Health and Integration is conducting a dialogue-based public participation process. On Monday, 22 July, associations, including Pro Rauchfrei, were invited to submit relevant topics for discussion at a citizens’ forum in Stuttgart. Online participation for everyone from Friday, 29.07., … Read more