Opposition to the ban on tobacco sales during the national lockdown is mounting, with a psychiatrist specialising in substance abuse saying it is “illogical and harmful” and “unlikely to have any meaningful effect on the prevalence of smoking”.
The report forms part of FITA’s urgent application to lift the ban – which is expected to be argued before a full bench next week – and was filed in the High Court in Pretoria on Friday. West outlined the “numerous physical and psychological symptoms” of nicotine withdrawal and said certain people – including those with mental illnesses – were at higher risk of protracted withdrawal.
In the documents filed last week, Dlamini-Zuma cited evidence “that about 95% of smokers also quit on their own without any medication or formal help”. But West rubbished this claim as “outdated and inaccurate” and said it originated from a book published in 1990.
fita_sa Cause it's WAY better to get people hooked on benzos to cope with severe anxiety than it is to simply lift a bullshit ban that was supposed to have been lifted weeks ago. Priorities.
It seems paid Twitter is a collection of the nastiest people they can hire.
As long as they take their own lives, remain their choices
I am 74 years old. For 60 years various governments have allowed me to smoke. Now suddenly this idiot government tells me to quit? They can go to hell.
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😂😂😂Wypipo ayi!
As an old lady, almost 80, I am warning you, DZ, you are destroying more people mentally than what Covid is doing. Do you know anything about addiction?
DistressedCiti2 True! I have lost a friend due to this fact!
fita_sa I am an ex-smoker and it was extremely difficult to stop 'cold turkey' You go through stages of anxiety, irritation,ANGER, and you cant stop fidgeting. I stopped when smokes reached R 20 a pack, it got too expensive.
Unban the stuff ! Enough is enough now. Get it together. Illegal cigs have made enough, swallow your pride and let people be !!!!!!!!!
U guys should be ashamed of yourselves promoting cigarettes when WHO says cigarettes is dangerous for people infected with covid 19 mxm
the ban is indirectly making you deal with your addiction head on.
They will just blame covid19
It's time we all sue the shit out of them
They banned cigarettes sales but allowed you guys to grow up weed for home use smoking what else do u want are you lazy to plant
fita_sa They are taking credibility for a million people who quit smoking, let them take accountability for every suicide to.
lol suicide ha ha ha
No suicide but murder is a option...
Really? People would rather kill themselves than give up smoking?
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CyrilRamaphosa DlaminiZuma you have fresh blood on your hands,many smokers have taken their own lives due to your vicious,cruel & evil ban
No..it will turn into a 11million person riot. And she DlaminiZuma alonf with CyrilRamaphosa will be part of the smoke and ashes when its done. ANCMustFall
fita_sa But its for our health? sarcasm LiftTheBan nevertrustacommie lockdownistan
You are a bit too much now
If people want to kill themselves you can't stop them but if they kill other people by smoking we can prevent that by banning the tobacco period
that's what the chief eugenicists want - depopulation
Borchie_09129 Heard from an ex drug addict last night that the ANC's unconstitutional regulations has forced him to look for Smokes & he ended up with finding Smokes at drug dealers. The last place he should be finding smokes. But yeah, the ANC didn't quite think this through at all.
We don't have a problem when TOBACCO continues to be banned.The problem we have is why ALCOHOL was unbanned while the TWO are like two sides of the coin. They can't ban TOBACCO, and let loose of the DRINKERS.The two go together.The motive for relaxing ALCOHOL BAN is questionable
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Allow cigarettes to those who smoke and I bet you, you will have a much happier South Africa and stop making discussions that makes absolutely no sense. Think, plan, look at risks think of the nation then execute...CyrilRamaphosa MYANC
Hahahahahaha.....
This is why lifting the ban is not enough and gov needs to be held to account for gross medical negligence and violation of human rights. It needs to be investigated and prosecuted.
Just lift the ban and no smoking🚬 in public. That's reasonable.
So first they were resorting to Crack cocaine and Nyaope and when that argument did not hold water now they are contemplating suicide.
fita_sa True story
At least 5 that I have read about.
SinenMnguni I know 3 people who have already, Ive been on the brink and last night was the closest I’ve been but pulled through
fita_sa Thank you FITA .... shame on the people out there that will never have human compassion
Yt people are trying by all means to get cigarettes unbanned, they're going to claim genocide.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Just the tobacco ban? 🙄
Exactly... I for one have Asperger Syndrome and a possible symptom of which is 'constant anxiety'.. some use self medication (is there beter methods, sure) like booze and smokes to manage that anxiety.. by not having access to our coping mechanisms can lead to more drastic steps.
SinenMnguni Especially with lockdown creating a fragile mental health state. People's emotions are all over the place and stress levels are soaring
TeaLira12 Lion is donating these under wears to people who are suffering cause of not smoking cigarettes during the Lockdown period.
Jeeze what a sick bunch of followers.
Some already did
TeaLira12 Abafe... let them die...akufe ofayo😂😂😂
fita_sa They worry about smoking, what about all those doing drugs and contraband of any kind? The gov is confukculated and they think with their asses. What about the children that smokes who is now going to try out tik and whatever is available?
fita_sa So sad but true
Our non smoking goverment seems to forget that depression is real n ppl use cigarretes to cope with depression. They dnt care about suicide cases all they care about is making their point.
myDA this article is the only thing that needs to be investigated as this news agency is atering nonsence in the name of profit.
PresidencyZA It may seem a feeble reason to some but this is very real. The anxiety caused by running out is so bad! If you care about smokers health please lift this ban.
If they want to commit suicide it’s there choice let them go on
Exactly. When dumb fukcs take away other people’s freedoms to make a point or just because, what do the disinfranchised people have to live for?!
That's whites
Some have already committed suicide, the anc are responsible for these deaths
That will be good news 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
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