Strategies for an effective tobacco harm reduction policy in Indonesia

摘要: Tobacco consumption is a major causative agent for various deadly diseases such as coronary artery disease and cancer. It the largest avoidable health risk in world, causing more problems than alcohol, drug use, high blood pressure, excess body weight or cholesterol. As countries like Indonesia prepare to develop national policy guidelines tobacco harm reduction, scientific community can help by providing continuous ideas forum sharing distributing information, drafting guidelines, reviewing best practices, raising funds, establishing partnerships. We propose several strategies reducing consumption, including advertisement interference, cigarette pricing policy, adolescent smoking prevention support cessation therapy, special informed consent smokers, prohibition public spaces, career incentives, economic incentives. hope that these would assist people avoid starting cessation.