2008, Número 5
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salud publica mex 2008; 50 (5)
Secondhand smoke: facts and lies
Samet JM
Idioma: Español
Referencias bibliográficas: 44
Paginas: 428-434
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RESUMEN
En 2004 México ratificó el Convenio Marco para el Control
del Tabaco y está obligado a implementar sus disposiciones,
incluidas el Artículo 8 (Protección contra la exposición al
humo de tabaco); esto ha generado oposición de la industria
tabacalera. En este artículo se describen las tácticas de
la industria para contrarrestar el control del tabaco, sus
principales estrategias, y también se presentan las evidencias
relevantes para combatirlas. Además, se describen las
acciones emprendidas por la industria en el esfuerzo por
desacreditar el fundamento científico de la promoción de
ambientes libres de humo de tabaco, y su propuesta de
usar sistemas de ventilación en espacios interiores y la de
separación de áreas para fumadores y no fumadores, como
alternativas efectivas a la creación de ambientes libres de
humo de tabaco. Por último, las tabacaleras también han
creado temor a las perdidas económicas para la industria
restaurantera, ello con el objetivo de hacer de este sector
un aliado en la lucha contra las políticas de ambientes libres
de humo de tabaco. Este artículo concluye que: 1) existe un
consenso científico sobre los efectos adversos para la salud
causado por la exposición al humo de tabaco; 2) los ambientes
libres de humo de tabaco son la única forma de proteger a
los no fumadores de la exposición a humo de tabaco; 3) las
políticas de ambientes libres de humo de tabaco no afectan
económicamente a la industria restaurantera.
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