Keep children away from the temptation of ＂smoke card＂ game

　　Recently, when I came home from work, I often saw several boys in the corridor of the community in a circle, kneeling on the ground and patting cards made of discarded cigarette cases with great interest. My nephew, who is attending primary school, told me that many children in the school are obsessed with playing with this kind of cigarette card.
　　The "cigarette card" game is now popular among primary and secondary school students in many places. The children put the cigarette cards on the ground and take turns patting them. Whoever can flip each other’s cigarette cards will win the cigarette cards. They also classify cigarette cards into different grades according to the price of cigarettes. Some children already know the "grade" and price of cigarettes. In order to collect different brands of cigarette cases, they will ask smokers, ask parents to buy them or buy them themselves, and even rummage through the trash can.
　　Tobacco harm is one of the most serious public health problems in the world today, and the popularity of "cigarette card" games has attracted the attention of many educational departments and society. On April 7th, the Education Bureau of Sanya City, Hainan Province issued "Important Tips for Preventing Students from Addicting to" Cigarette Card "Games", clarifying that cigarette cards come from discarded cigarette cases, and collecting them around and carrying them with you may endanger students’ physical and mental health. Students addicted to games may enlighten their gambling consciousness and have curiosity and interest in smoking. Pingliang Railway Middle School in Gansu Province also issued a warning that the game led students to bring cigarettes into campus, try to smoke cigarettes and buy and sell cigarette boxes, calling on students to stay away from tobacco poisoning.
　　Card games themselves can promote children’s social interaction and reduce the time spent playing electronic products. Simply banning them is not the best policy. Schools and parents should guide children to establish a correct concept of games and replace cigarette cards with other paper cards in time, so that children can enjoy the fun of games and stay away from the temptation of tobacco.

Written by Wu Shuaili