May 31 will take place the "XXIV National Congress on Smoking and the National Health Service". During the day, the "Report on smoking in Italy" and data on the activity of the Green Phone against Smoking (active at the Istituto Superiore di Sanità) and the mapping of the Anti-Smoking Centers are presented.
The congress explores the theme proposed by the World Health Organization (WHO) for 2022 "Poisoning our planet".
Raise awareness of the environmental impact of tobacco, cultivation, production, distribution and waste.
The campaign aims to highlight the tobacco industry's efforts to "appear green" and improve its reputation and that of its products by marketing them as environmentally friendly.
The initiative calls on governments and politics to strengthen legislation, including the implementation and strengthening of existing programs.
To make producers responsible for the environmental and economic costs of tobacco product waste.
Click here to read the report by the Dr. Roberta Pacifici, Director of the National Center for Addiction and Doping, Istituto Superiore di Sanità
