煙草在線據新華社世界新聞電視臺報道編譯? 在單靠意大利政府的力量不能有效控制吸煙時，經濟危機可能助其一臂之力。

　　在借助法律力量推進禁煙的過程中，意大利政府還從該國的經濟衰退中獲得了意外幫助。

　　根據意大利衛生部發布的報告，該國的吸煙人口已經達到1,080萬，占全國人口總數的20.8%。

　　這個數字比去年的吸煙人口下降了2個百分點，是6年來的首次下降。

　　意大利政府一直致力于創造無煙文化，這是推廣禁煙意識的一種辦法。

　　“禁止直接和間接的廣告宣傳，以及嚴禁在二手煙可能影響非吸煙者的公共場所吸煙，這是20多年以來意大利在控煙工作上所實施的最重要的一次法律行動。這是引進無煙文化和保護非吸煙者健康的一項非常重要的法律。”

　　不斷升級的經濟危機困擾著意大利，這種現狀迫使一些人放棄了吸煙。

　　意大利吸煙者平均每周花費30歐元購買香煙，但在當下經濟困難時期，這個數額有所減少。

　　意大利衛生部長羅伯特·帕奇菲奇（ROBERTA PACIFICI）說：“經濟危機使吸煙人數減少，也降低了每日香煙的消費數量，這是由于日常開支縮減的緣故。”

Italy: Bad Economy Helps Smoking Control

Jun 2, 2012
CNC World (cn)

　　When government control alone cannot restrict smoking, the economic crisis might be able to lend a hand.

　　While pushing forward its anti-smoking process by legal force, the Italian government also gets unexpected help from the country's economic recession.

　　According to the report released by the Italian Ministry of Health, the country's smoking population has reached 10.8 million, accounting for 20.8 percent of the total population.

　　That number showed a 2 percent decrease compared to last year, marking the first decline in 6 years.

　　The Italian government has been committed to creating a smoke-free culture, which is considered to be a promotion on no-smoking awareness.

　　"The most important legislative action in Italy on tobacco control in more than 20 years is to ban the advertising both direct and indirect, and prohibit smoking in public places where second-hand smoke can be passed to nonsmokers. It's an important law to introduce the culture of smoke-free and to protect the health of non smokers."

　　The escalating economic crisis that is swirling Italy has also dragged some people out of smoking.

　　An average Italian smoker spends 30 euros a week on cigarettes, but that money gets cut during this difficult time.

　　SOUNDBITE: ROBERTA PACIFICI, ITALIAN MINISTRY OF HEALTH:?
　　"The crisis has reduced the number of smokers and the number of cigarettes consumed per day because the daily expenses have been diminished."