Child advocates express concern over burgeoning number of childteenage smokers in Indonesia
Posted on 21. May, 2010 by admin in Blog News
JAKARTA, Indonesia – Ardi Rizal, 2, throws a tantrum when his parents refuse him a cigarette. His father gave him his first when he was just 18 months old. The smoking toddler was witnessed by a reporter who recently visited his home in the fishing village of Musi Banyuasin, in Indonesia’s South Sumatra province. "I’m not worried about his health, he looks healthy," shrugged the boy’s father Mohammad Rizal. "He cries and throws tantrums when we don’t let him smoke. He’s addicted." Ardi’s youth is the extreme of a disturbing trend. Data from the Central Statistics Agency showed 25 percent of Indonesian children aged 3 to 15 have tried cigarettes, with 3.2 percent of those…
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Child advocates express concern over burgeoning number of childteenage smokers in Indonesia