烟草在线据新华社世界新闻电视台报道编译  在单靠意大利政府的力量不能有效控制吸烟时，经济危机可能助其一臂之力。

　　在借助法律力量推进禁烟的过程中，意大利政府还从该国的经济衰退中获得了意外帮助。

　　根据意大利卫生部发布的报告，该国的吸烟人口已经达到1,080万，占全国人口总数的20.8%。

　　这个数字比去年的吸烟人口下降了2个百分点，是6年来的首次下降。

　　意大利政府一直致力于创造无烟文化，这是推广禁烟意识的一种办法。

　　“禁止直接和间接的广告宣传，以及严禁在二手烟可能影响非吸烟者的公共场所吸烟，这是20多年以来意大利在控烟工作上所实施的最重要的一次法律行动。这是引进无烟文化和保护非吸烟者健康的一项非常重要的法律。”

　　不断升级的经济危机困扰着意大利，这种现状迫使一些人放弃了吸烟。

　　意大利吸烟者平均每周花费30欧元购买香烟，但在当下经济困难时期，这个数额有所减少。

　　意大利卫生部长罗伯特·帕奇菲奇（ROBERTA PACIFICI）说：“经济危机使吸烟人数减少，也降低了每日香烟的消费数量，这是由于日常开支缩减的缘故。”

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."