The numbers of the 2009 report of the Ministry of Health confirms the analysis of the exponent of LILT. Last year, according to Istat (which refer to more than 60 thousand people face to face interviews with over 14 years), the percentage of smokers has risen to 23 per cent (was 22.2 percent in 2008) after 5 years of stable values around 22 percent. The increase was the same way both males and females (in 2009: males 29.5 percent, females 17 per cent in 2008: males 28.6 per cent females 16.3 percent). In 2003, before the law 3 / 2003, the prevalence was 23.8 percent (males 31 per cent females 17.4 percent). Even more serious data of another investigation, the Doxa / Iss-Ofad (referring to about 3 thousand telephone interviews with people aged over 14 years.) According to this survey, there would be "a dramatic increase in the prevalence of smoking by 22 percent to 25.4 percent, which would correspond to more than 1.8 million smokers in more than a year, especially among women would increase from 17.9 percent to 22.3 percent. " And the female component among smokers focused Mangiaracina: "Over the past 10 years, we see a reduction of lung cancer among men but increased among the women. One thing that should make even more reflection is that in the 50 lung cancer did not exist for women. "

"In 1977 - told the exponent of LILT - the First Congress of Pneumology, was warned for lung cancer among women." In fact, smoking is increasingly women and young people, and often the two categories ranging to match. from data Autonomous Administration of State Monopolies (AAMS) in 2009, sales of cigarettes fell by 2.2 percent, corresponding to 140 million packets sold in less than ( less than 1 pack per month purchased by each smoker). In this figure, however, it is matched by another: the last year, there was a further significant increase (+26 percent) of sales of cut tobacco (for cigarettes "DIY"), whose sales more than doubled (+139 percent) since 2004. "This type of tobacco - reads the 2009 report of the Ministry of Health - which currently represents the 1 , 7 percent of the market, it costs less than cigarettes and is therefore particularly 'attractive' to young consumers. "Another sign of change is going to be given some slack registered in the observance of law Sirchia. The figures - contained in the 2009 report - are those provided by the NAS Carabinieri, who since 2005 have made 14 thousand random checks throughout the country in places covered by the smoking ban.

If the controls of the military showed "substantial compliance" of the rule, so in 2009 showed an increase in the number of offenses. The military Nas performed between the months of February and July 2551 inspection, alleging 234 violations (9.2 percent). In total, an increase of 3.5 percent compared to 2008 (was at 5.7 per cent): the percentage of claims to those where smoking was not permitted increased from 2.2 percent to 3.6 percent and infringements concerning irregularities poster bans increased from 3.5 percent to 5.6 percent. "We should educate - said the Scientific Director of the Tobacco Lilt area - non-smokers to enforce the law. You must be guaranteed not only the quality of food and drinks but also the air we breathe. " However, one must also mention the positive effects on health law Sirchia. "The cases to be considered are the so-called acute events like heart attacks and other heart disease. In regions like Piedmont, Lazio and Tuscany, we came to reductions to 13 percent of acute myocardial events. With regard to chronic diseases such as cancer, "we must wait for the data in the long term."

It is estimated that are attributable to tobacco smoke in Italy from 70 thousand to 83 thousand deaths per year, and of these, according Mangiaracina, "30 thousand are caused by lung cancer. In short, he argued, "we talk about a death toll far higher than 6 thousand in road accidents and 7 thousand for domestic." Moreover for every one million euros collected from excise duty, the state will spend two to social costs, as documented in the scientific literature now available. " And at the same time, he complained, there are no funds for prevention. "We asked the government to create a national fund for tobacco control. We ask citizens to invest a dollar to make media campaigns and have effective strategies to combat it - said the member of LILT - communication played an important match. "