New Zealand prisoners are reportedly being offered carrot sticks to help them overcome nicotine cravings as jails prepare to go smoke-free next month.
A leaked internal memo from Invercargill Prison said prisoners were being supplied with two carrot sticks a day in an effort to make them quit smoking before the total ban comes into force on July 1, the Southland Times reported.
The memo said one jumbo-sized carrot could yield 16 carrot sticks if cut into uniform size “to the best of our ability,” the newspaper reported on May 31.
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Corrections Association of New Zealand president Beven Hanlon said when he first heard about the scheme he thought it was a joke.
“I don’t think it is one of the best ideas but it is worth a try,” he told the newspaper.
Hanlon said the carrot sticks were intended to take prisoners’ minds off smoking and they were a healthier alternative to other options.
“It’s the whole oral thing ... if they have got something in their mouth, they won’t be looking for a cigarette to put in it,” he said.
(AFP)
紐西蘭監獄的無菸政策將於下個月實施，為了幫助囚犯克服對尼古丁的渴望，獄方據報導，提供重菸癮囚犯紅蘿蔔條代替香菸。
紐西蘭《南島時報》報導，因弗卡吉爾監獄外流的內部備忘錄指出，獄方正提供囚犯一天兩根紅蘿蔔條，努力讓他們在七月一日禁菸生效前戒菸。
報紙五月三十一日報導，此備忘錄寫道，盡可能地將一個粗大的紅蘿蔔切成十六根大小雷同的紅蘿蔔條。
紐西蘭懲教協會主席貝文‧漢龍說，當他首度聽聞此方案時，他以為這是個玩笑。
他告訴報紙說，「我不認為這是個好主意，但還是值得一試。」
漢龍說使用紅蘿蔔條的目的是要轉移囚犯對吸菸的慾望，而用紅蘿蔔是比其他戒菸選擇中，較為健康的替代品。
他說，「這全是攸關口腔的事…若他們嘴裡有東西，就不會想找菸放入嘴裡。」
（法新社／翻譯：林亞蒂）
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