This Thursday, French President Emmanuel Macron presented a ten-year strategy against cancer and more specifically aims for a "tobacco-free generation" in 2030.
“A PLAN AGAINST COMBUSTION, NOT AGAINST VAPE! "
Emmanuel Macron announced Thursday, by presenting the ten-year strategy against cancer, wanting to strengthen prevention against tobacco and excess alcohol, even targeting a future "tobacco-free generation", in order to reduce the number of deaths from 150 to 000 100 per year. In the midst of the Covid pandemic, which has already killed 000, the Head of State announced a 77% increase in the resources deployed against a disease which remains the leading cause of death in men and the second in women.
The budget for the first five years of the ten-year plan will thus be increased to 1,7 billion euros for 2021-2025, he promised.
« I hope that the generation that turns 20 in 2030 will be the first tobacco-free generation in recent history ", He said, confirming a campaign pledge, and promising to act on" the price, the extension of tobacco-free spaces, information campaigns on its toxicity », And better support for those who quit smoking.
Tonight on the show ” Info of the True »On the Cnews channel, William Lowenstein, doctor, addictologist and president of SOS Addictions took the opportunity to clarify certain things. According to him, We must fight against combustion and not include vape in the same category as tobacco.
» The best way out of smoking for 30 years is vaping. I really blame the WHO for validating tobacco production strategies while at the same time bashing on vaping. " did he declare.
Hopefully with Olivier Véran as Minister of Health, the French government will really take matters into its own hands by creating a " generation without tobacco but not without vape By 2030.
