01 Smoking Statistics
Around 10 million adults in Great Britain smoke cigarettes: 22% of men and 21% of women. Two-thirds of smokers start before the age of 18.
Author: ASH Published By: ASH Published : 05/08/2009
04 Tobacco Regulation
Key facts covering consumer protection, child protection, smoking in public places, tax and tobacco advertising
Author: ASH Published By: ASH Published : 12/01/2009
03 Economics
Smoking costs the National Health Service (NHS) approximately £2.7 billion a year for treating diseases caused by smoking.
About 76% of the price of a packet of cigarettes consists of taxation.
Author: ASH Published By: ASH Published : 14/10/2008
02 Smoking and Disease
Smoking causes almost 90% of deaths from lung cancer, around 80% of deaths from bronchitis and emphysema, and around 17% of deaths from heart disease.
About one third of all cancer deaths can be attributed to smoking.
Author: ASH Published By: ASH Published : 31/10/2007
