Less people are smoking, but still too many take up the habit and not enough
give it up.  The anti smoking campaign has been going on a number of years
now, ads are banned on TV, Radio & movies.  Success rate thus too low after
all these years.  

Cedric

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On Wednesday 14 February 2007 09:55, Cedric Meyerowitz wrote:
> Don't get me wrong.  I agree with your thoughts on Public education, 
> but it hasn't worked & won't work - unless you use the big stick.  
> Educating kids at school about colds & Flu ?  Won't work, as most kids 
> if not all get hammered about how bad Alcohol, drugs & smoking is.  Yet -
not helped.

Hasn't it? I had the impresssion that year by year less people were smoking,

and at least in our area less IVDU too

> What do we do with Migrants ?  Before they can use Medicare, give them 
> a exam to pass on  household basc Medicine ? (example: Colds & Flu's 
> caused by viruses, antibiotics thus useless etc)

Hey, I am a migrant, and I was *shocked* about the uncritical use of 
antibiotics here compared to Norway where I came from. Education is badly
needed by the vast majority, migrant or not.

Education is not a quick fix, but a long term permanent fix. Sad that 
politicans are unable to think and plan in generations.

Horst

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