The Conference also urges countries outside the European Union to implement them. Tobacco products cause a variety of diseases ranging from cancers and respiratory diseases to cardiovascular diseases. The Conference urges all public health organizations to contribute to tobacco prevention efforts in their communities. All national and international agencies, non-governmental organizations, the European Union and the World Health Organization should collaborate closely on tobacco control issues.
All people have the right to smoke-free air.
Children and other vulnerable people need unpolluted air for health. Everyone has a right to a smoke-free environment at home, in public places and at work. Communities and national governments have a duty to guarantee that no one is involuntarily exposed to tobacco smoke. There is a wide scientific consensus, as reflected in the work of the US Food and Drug Administration, that nicotine in tobacco products creates and sustains addiction. Most smokers start at early age thus developing a substance dependence.