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The UK leads the World on tobacco control

The United Kingdom leads the world on tobacco control policy initiatives. Using the World Bank policy criteria, a study has shown that the UK came first out of 30 European countries on its implementation and progress on tobacco control. The World Bank states that there is strong evidence that successful national tobacco control strategies have six features:

 

bulletHigher tobacco taxes
bulletBans and restrictions on smoking in public and work places
bulletBans on advertising and promotion
bulletBetter consumer information
bulletLarge health warning labels on packs
bulletHelp for smokers who want to quit

The UK scored high in all. See full results in :  Tobacco Control Progress in 30 European Countries

For tobacco control issues amongst UK based South Asian groups see: Tobacco use in UK South Asians

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