1 GRAM OF NICOTINE KILLS A HEALTHY HORSE
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The editorial staff of website sport.am together with representatives of several sports organized a march from Abovyan – Sayat-Nova crossroad to the Republic Square with the slogan «Sports against smoking». Young football players of club «Amik» who participates in the march walked towards the Republic Square handing out posters against smoking to passers by.
Although the organizers promised that representatives of the Ministry of Health and Union of Greens would also participate in the march, they never showed up.
«This is a month of events, from October 21 to November 25. We have already gone hiking and mountain climbing; we climbed Mount Hatis and celebrated the opening of the month there», said editor of the website Ashot Levonyan. “Our aim is to show the young people of Armenia once again that there is an alternative to smoking as in developed countries smoking is no more fashionable; smoking people get less salary or are not hired to work at all. Unfortunately Armenians start smoking at an early age. We want to show them that smoking is not the right thing to do, and there are much more interesting things to engage in which will keep them healthy”.
By the way, on December 24, 2004 the RA NA adopted a law on “Restrictions of sell and purchase, consumption and usage of cigarettes”. The law regulates the sell and purchase and consumption of cigarettes. The 11th article of the law enumerates those areas where it is forbidden to smoke – educational institution, cultural institutions, theaters, cinemas, circuses, concert halls, museums, libraries, exhibitions, health institutions, etc.
The means of transportation also belong to this list – buses and route taxis. But it is not a secret that almost all the drivers of route taxis smoke regardless of the presence of the passengers. Even the non-smoking posters in taxis are of no avail as the drivers simply tear them away.
