Smoking Banned On All Swiss Trains

The Swiss Public Railway (SBB CFF FFS) recently banned smoking on all public trains. This is a positive development in Switzerland and hopefully more rules and laws will be passed to ban smoking in public areas.

These smoking bans are a start, but I also believe that Switzerland needs to target youth with a stronger anti-smoking campaign. Too often I see young teenagers puffing on cigarettes with a look of confusion on their face. It's not clear to me if they enjoy smoking, but they seem to like being seen with a cigarette in their hand. This false image of being "cool" is all it takes to get hooked. In my entire life I've only known one smoker who was able to quit. It's a disease where prevention is the best remedy.

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