03-28-2019, 08:11 PM
Quote:There is a growing clamour to raise the age at which tobacco products can be bought, from 18 to 21.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-47724068
The All Party Parliamentary Group on Smoking and Health put forward the idea earlier this month, and now a leading doctor, Imperial College London respiratory specialist Dr Nicholas Hopkinson, has written in the British Medical Journal arguing the case for the change.
Helping existing smokers to quit is important, says Dr Hopkinson, who also chairs the Action on Smoking and Health campaign group, but "the most vital element" is to prevent young people from starting in the first place.
"Smoking is a contagious habit, transmitted within peer groups," he says.
I believe this had been discussed elsewhere on the forum (the same about the drinking age) but, I really do hope changes are made, even for the sake of young people's health.
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