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England may not be ‘smoke-free’ until 2039, cancer charity warns

Government plan to reduce smoking rates in danger of falling a decade behind schedule

England will not be “smoke-free” until 2039, missing a key public health target by almost a decade, an analysis has found.

While smoking rates are in decline they are not falling fast enough to realise the government’s ambition of England being “smoke-free” by 2030, according to Cancer Research UK (CRUK).

Continue reading… The Guardian Read More Government plan to reduce smoking rates in danger of falling a decade behind scheduleEngland will not be “smoke-free” until 2039, missing a key public health target by almost a decade, an analysis has found.While smoking rates are in decline they are not falling fast enough to realise the government’s ambition of England being “smoke-free” by 2030, according to Cancer Research UK (CRUK). Continue reading…