Smokers continue to light up in toilets against the
law
Toilets are still a favourite spot for smokers to light up
despite it being illegal.
Recent polls involving smokers and non smokers found that one in
five of them lights up in public toilets
They felt that doing it in the toilet is not only convenient but
also a way to save time.
It was also observed that cigarette burn marks or littered butts
are most commonly found in toilets in coffee shops.
The polls were commissioned by Pfizer Singapore and the
Restroom Association of Singapore to better understand smokers'
habits.
Other findings of the polls, heavy fines are a more effective
deterrent but having a very clean or nice smelling toilet would
also do as smokers would think twice about lighting up.
Pfizer together with the association will be putting up posters in
all toilets from December to remind people of the harms of nicotine
addiction
Some 360 people took part in the polls conducted in
August
Smoking is the most common preventable cause of death.
Yet, more than seven people die each day from smoking-related
diseases.
Smoking in toilets was banned in 2005
--938Live