United Kingdom: Saving Lives, Saving Health Dollars
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"[My intention is to] stop teenagers taking up cigarettes n the first place.""People take up cigarettes when they're young. Four in five smokers have started by the time they're twenty. Later, the vast majority try to quit ... If we could break that cycle, if we could stop the start, then we would be on our way to ending the biggest cause of preventable death and disease in our country.""No parent ever wants their child to start smoking. It is a deadly habit – killing tens of thousands of people and costing our NHS billions each year, while also being hugely detrimental to our productivity as a country.""I want to build a better and brighter future for our children, so that’s why I want to stamp out smoking for good. These changes will mean our kids will never be able to buy a cigarette, preventing them getting hooked and protecting their health both now and in the future."British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak"This government’s plan to introduce ‘smoke-free generation’ legislation could become its defining legacy, righting a century-old wrong, with tobacco products being the only legally available commodity that, if used as intended, will kill over half of its lifelong users."Lion Shahab, Academic co-director, tobacco and alcohol research group, University College London"Raising the age of sale on tobacco products is a critical step on the road to creating the first ever smoke-free generation.""If implemented, the prime minister will deserve great credit for putting the health of UK citizens ahead of the interests of the tobacco lobby."Michelle Mitchell, chief executive, Cancer Research UK
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Government to introduce historic new law to protect future generations of young people from the harms of smoking.
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Smoking is the UK’s biggest preventable killer – causing around 1 in 4 cancer deaths and 64,000 in England alone – costing the economy and wider society £17 billion each year.
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Move would be the most significant public health intervention in a generation, saving tens of thousands of lives and saving the NHS billions of pounds.
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Further crackdown on youth vaping will see government consult on restricting disposable vapes and regulating flavours and packaging to reduce their appeal to children.
"[This is a] prohibitionist wheeze [that is] hideously illiberal and unconservative.""[It] will create a two-tier society in which adults buy cigarettes informally from slightly older adults and will inflate the black market in general."Christopher Snowdon, head of lifestyle economics, Institute of Economic Affairs
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says smoking costs Britain's health services $32.6 billion a year. ( ) |
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