What is the UK smoking ban and how many people still smoke?

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What is the *** smoking ban and how many people still smoke?

Smoking puts enormous pressure on the NHS. It ****** 80,000 people a year, and is responsible for one in four of all deaths from *******.

It is also linked to other serious conditions, including heart ********, *******, type 2 diabetes, asthma and dementia. It can affect fertility and pregnancy.

Figures from NHS England show

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, up from 389,000 in 2021-2022.

Cigarettes release thousands of different chemicals when they *****, including carbon monoxide, lead and ammonia.

Many components of tobacco are poisonous, and up to 70 cause *******.

Vaping is not as harmful as smoking cigarettes, and the NHS says

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However, health experts warn that anyone who does not currently smoke should not start vaping, because it can cause long-term damage to young people’s lungs, hearts and brains.

In December 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned that

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