Posted 18 October 2019 - 10:30
Posted 18 October 2019 - 10:30
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Smoking down by one quarter in seven years
1.4 billion fewer cigarettes were smoked in England in 2018, compared with 2011, pointing to the success of antismoking measures, researchers say
Cigarette smoking in England fell by one quarter in the period 2011-18, pointing to the success of antismoking measures, researchers say
Around 1.4 billion fewer cigarettes were being smoked in England in 2018 compared with 2011, a study shows.
Average monthly cigarette consumption fell by nearly one quarter, equating to around 118 million fewer cigarettes being smoked every month.
Authors of the study, published in JAMA Network Open, said the decline suggests that stricter tobacco laws and moves to encourage people to stop smoking are working.
University College London researchers examined cigarette sales data for England and compared it with the monthly self-reported cigarette use of over 135,000 individuals from
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