Despite the one percentage point uptick in past 12-month smoking in 2023, every measurewhether past 12-month, past 30-day, daily, or heavy usehas experienced significant decreases over both the past five and 10 years
As Transform points out, Tobacco control is one key aspect of drug policy where the UK has not been shockingly poor by global standards. The reason appears to be that it has treated smoking as a public health challenge, led by health agencies, rather than an enforcement challenge led by the Home Office
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Similarly, despite known adverse health effects, the prevalence of alcohol use remains high
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