PETALING JAYA: Malaysia must also come up with solid plans to manage tobacco addiction besides just imposing a blanket ban on smoking and vaping, said a public health expert.
Malaysia Society for Harm Reduction chairman Prof Dr Sharifa Ezat Wan Puteh said a strong mechanism needs to be put in place to help chronic smokers kick the habit.
“We need to help those who already have tobacco or nicotine addiction to quit, and for this, we should encourage the usage of harm reduction products that can assist with this,” said Dr Shariza, a public health professor from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. Dr Shariza added that there should not be a total ban on cigarette alternatives if it could genuinely be used to help someone with the addiction.
“So for those with addiction, we need them to switch from cigarettes to less harmful products. In the long run, they would quit altogether, that is the end game.
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