That is the warning shared by Associate Professor, Dr. Luong Ngoc Khue – Director of Medical Examination and Treatment Management (Ministry of Health), Director of the Tobacco Harm Prevention Fund shared at the information session on drugs. New leaves on the morning of May 3.
According to reports compiled from nearly 700 medical examination and treatment facilities, including hospitals under the Ministry of Health, hospitals under the Department of Health and district medical centers: In 2023 alone, there will be 1,224 imported cases. Hospital due to use of electronic cigarettes and heated tobacco.
In particular, the number of people hospitalized due to the use of electronic cigarettes (TLĐT) and heated tobacco products (TLNN), is most concentrated in the age group of 65 years and older with 580 hospitalizations, aged 45-64 years old. There are 377 hospitalizations, 138 hospitalizations for ages 25-44, 58 hospitalizations for ages 19-24, 44 hospitalizations for ages 16-18 and 27 hospitalizations for ages under 16 hospitalize.
Worryingly, according to an investigation of tobacco use in 11 provinces and cities, the rate of e-cigarette use among students in the 13-17 age group increased from 2.6% in 2019 to 8.1% in 2023. ; In the 13-15 year old group, the rate has more than doubled from 3.5% in 2022 to 8% in 2023; Among females aged 11-18, the rate of e-cigarette use is 4.3% in 2023.
Also according to Associate Professor, Dr. Luong Ngoc Khue, smoking regular cigarettes has been causing a huge health and economic burden and needs a lot of time and resources to solve in developing countries like Vietnam. If new cigarettes with nicotine are allowed, these products will quickly become addictive and increase the number of users over time. New cigarettes threaten the initial achievements in tobacco harm prevention in Vietnam.
Many types of flavorings are made into electronic cigarettes
A report summarizing 10 years of implementation of the Law on Prevention of Tobacco Harms shows that thanks to many efforts in preventing and controlling the harmful effects of tobacco, the rate of regular cigarette use among adult men has decreased by an average average 0.5% per year, from 47.4% (2010) to 38.9% (2023). The smoking rate among adolescents has also decreased, in which, in the 13-17 year old group it decreased from 5.36% in 2013 to 2.78% in 2019, in the 13-15 year old group it decreased from 2.5 % (2014) to 1.9% (2022). At the same time, the rate of exposure to secondhand smoke also decreased significantly in households, public places and workplaces.
These are very encouraging results in the work of preventing harmful effects of tobacco. However, these achievements are at risk of being undone by the rapid increase in the rate of new tobacco use, especially among young people, specifically, the increase in the rate of e-cigarette use among adults. from 0.2% in 2015 to 3.6% in 2020, meanwhile, the proportion of students from grades 6 to 12 currently using e-cigarettes in 2023 is 7.0%.
In fact, electronic cigarettes and even some newly created types of heated cigarettes use many flavorings and chemicals that are not from regular cigarette leaf materials. The ingredients are mixed with many different ingredients, so they can be used to use drugs. Through mixing, users can arbitrarily increase the nicotine ratio excessively or add drugs and other addictive substances for use that are difficult to detect.
Dr. Nguyen Trung Nguyen, Director of Bach Mai Hospital Poison Control Center, said that electronic cigarettes use a lot of flavorings and chemicals, so they can be exploited to use drugs through mixing. Users can arbitrarily increase the nicotine ratio excessively or add drugs and other addictive substances for use that are difficult to detect. Not only nicotine but also many other substances are harmful to users’ health.
Treatment costs for mild to severe cases of acute e-cigarette drug poisoning range from over 10 million to hundreds of millions of dong on average.
According to Dr. Nguyen Trung Nguyen, Vietnam urgently needs to ban the production and circulation of e-cigarettes, only then can a series of major and serious health problems for the people be prevented.
FDIC Culture Reveals Pattern of Sexual Harassment and Discrimination”’
The Need for a Change in Workplace Culture at FDIC
A recent report on the workplace culture at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has brought to light concerning and unacceptable patterns of discrimination, harassment, and abuse of women and minorities perpetrated by senior officials. The report was conducted by Cleary Gottlieb, an independent law firm hired by a special committee created by the agency’s board after The Wall Street Journal first reported these incidents last year.
The investigation has revealed that these behaviors have been going on for far too long with “far too many employees” affected according to the report. The FDIC is mandated to monitor the health and stability of all banks in the United States but its oversight is mostly limited for smaller institutions. Still, it has been identified that there are significant deficits in some aspects within their own organization which have resulted from “a patriarchal, insular, and risk-averse culture.”
Calls for Change
It is imperative that steps are taken to rectify this toxic work environment with immediate effect. It can no longer be business as usual when leadership condones such behavior instead of being held responsible for allowing it.
Leadership change will likely come into question particularly if misconduct continues unchecked or if senior executives fail to implement necessary modifications. According to reports, Martin Gruenberg who has served at FDIC since 2005 might be called upon to step down following these investigations.
Beyond whose career may be perpetually impacted by actions or non-actions moving forward lies potentially larger ramifications – a plan proposed towards raising capital requirements overseen under Dodd-Frank rules could significantly suffer if Grueenberg were out.
Solutions Required Now
“The incidents of — and resulting reputation for — losing his temper and expressing anger with staff,” it said, “may hinder his ability to establish trust and confidence in leading meaningful culture change.”
In addition to new leadership standards, the report recommends other corrective measures like prescribed systems for protecting victims of abuse, a role specifically assigned to monitor workplace culture, more training programs specially tailored to navigating complex workplace issues and better reporting systems for employees experiencing client mistreatment.
All stakeholders have the responsibility to create a proactive environment of zero tolerance with strict adherence from workers at all levels when it comes to discriminatory practices or any form of one-sided selection. It is an opportunity that all concerned parties cannot afford not to address.
Conclusion
“To anyone who experienced sexual harassment or other misconduct at the F.D.I.C., I again want to express how very sorry I am.”
As was rightly positioned by Mr. Grueberg himself in his memo on Tuesday as Chairman he takes responsibility for creating an inclusive safe space where no one will suffer workplace harassment regardless if they sit in corner offices or man desks on any floor. Action needs be taken now before another instance occurs undermining organizational productivity casting wide-obvious negativity against the FDIC name.
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New York Stock Market Closes with Mixed Gains and Losses on May 7
Xinhua News Agency, New York, May 7 (Xinhua) — The three major stock indexes in the New York stock market had mixed gains and losses on the 7th.
At the end of the day, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 31.99 points from the previous trading day to close at 38884.26 points, an increase of 0.08%; the S&P 500 stock index rose 6.96 points to close at 5187.7 points, an increase of 0.13%;
In terms of sectors, eight of the eleven major S&P 500 sectors rose and three fell. The materials and utilities sectors led the gains with gains of 1.17% and 1.12% respectively, while the consumer discretionary and technology sectors led the decliners with losses of 0.56% and 0.53% respectively.
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