The tubby Indonesian toddler who caused a sensation last spring by enthusiastically puffing on cigarettes in a widely viewed video has quit smoking, according to media reports.
Two-year-old Ardi Rizal of South Sumatra, who reportedly smoked 40 cigarettes a day, has broken his nicotine addiction through a 30-day rehabilitation program, the Jakarta Globe reported Thursday.
"He has stopped smoking and doesn't ask for cigarettes anymore," Arist Merdeka Sirait, chairman of Indonesia's National Commission on Child Protection, said, according to another publication, Earth Times.According to earlier reports, the child was placed in state custody after the video emerged and the boy’s parents said he would cry and throw tantrums if he went too long without smoking a cigarette.
Heavy smoking appeared to have caused the boy’s brain to shrink and could cause other health problems later, Sirait said, according to Earth Times.
"He needs to be in a smoking-free environment so that he doesn't start smoking again," Sirait said.
Anti-smoking advocates say Indonesia’s tobacco industry markets its products to children, according to the Globe.
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He's two years old....you can't watch him ALL the time...
The boys parents should give him a good slap when he demands for a smoke
The boys parents should give him a good slap when he demands for a smoke little bratt.
are u ppl for real??? ur more interested in the fact tht this 2 year old kid is fat then really lookin at the big picture... his parents gave him his first cigarette cuz they thought it would be funny... a baby smokin is more important then a baby bein fat!!!
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You're not sheltered. The world is a nightmare where uneducated people bring children into this world without, themselves, knowing the difference between right and wrong.
I would argue that this is a non-issue when your life expectancy is on par with the third world anyway.
Now if they can stop overfeeding the tubby little slug,he might grow up ok.
We're not sheltered. The news shows what sells and fits in between celebrity gossip segments, which is not much these days.
We're not sheltered, we're oblivious. There's a large difference.
@ BULL
no kidding lmao
Avidwhistler, there are numerous videos on the Web of young children smoking. Do a search, if you have a strong stomach. There is one of a Russian boy, maybe seven years old (or an underdeveloped 9) smoking like a cynical gangster. But the kids are taught and encouraged (and videotaped) by adults.
LOL @ Boomer's comment!!!
I know my Boomer anywhere! If it's not smoking babies it's Lindsay Lohan.