01 Smoking Statistics
Around 10 million adults in Great Britain smoke cigarettes: 21% of men and 20% of women. Two-thirds of smokers start before the age of 18.
Author: ASH Published By: ASH Published : 09/05/2012
02 Smoking and Disease
Smoking causes about 86% of deaths from lung cancer, around 80% of deaths from bronchitis and emphysema, and around 17% of deaths from heart disease.
More than one quarter of all cancer deaths can be attributed to smoking.
Author: ASH Published By: ASH Published : 09/05/2012
03 Tobacco Economics
Smoking costs the National Health Service (NHS) approximately £2.7 billion a year to treat diseases caused by smoking.
About 78% of the price of a packet of cigarettes consists of taxation.
Author: ASH Published By: ASH Published : 15/05/2012
04 Tobacco Regulation
Key facts covering consumer protection, child protection, smoking in public places, tax and tobacco advertising
Author: ASH Published By: ASH Published : 05/09/2011
05 Implementation of the smokefree law
Provides an overview of the smokefree legislation including details of enforcement, exemptions and offences. In collaboration with the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health.
Author: ASH Published By: ASH Published : 26/09/2011
