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… the rapidly accumulating scientific evidence that smoking causes serious, and often fatal, diseases.[2] The … to cost a billion lives this century, unless current smoking trajectories change dramatically.[6] Most of those whose health and longevity will be harmed by smoking begin using tobacco as young people, attracted by …

… which interventions and policies to implement to reduce smoking prevalence often focus on the potential impacts … of tobacco and vaping products, and minimal uptake of smoking among mature (>25 years) adults [1], policies which … implications for future health. Reducing uptake of smoking among young people is also a key component of …

… stores and pharmacies, to ensure people wishing to quit smoking can obtain expert advice and thus maximise their … to obtain nicotine) is likely to be less harmful than smoking tobacco when smokers make a full transition from smoking to vaping (1). It also recognises that nicotine …

… Smoking rates have fallen in the 2013 Census compared to the … since 2006 – ignoring those people not replying to the smoking question.  Allowing for modest growth in the adult … is a 24.4% fall (or a 4.4 percentage point fall) in the smoking prevalence. Are these results credible? The new …

… of smoked tobacco products, and accelerate the decline in smoking prevalence equitably; Extensive supporting evidence, … and are more likely to make quit attempts and stop smoking; Concerns that denicotinisation would result in compensatory smoking and increased exposure to toxins have proven …

… have presented a vision of a smokefree world, where smoking prevalence has fallen to minimal levels.  This goal … products, such as flavour capsule cigarettes, that enhance smoking’s appeal.  This product innovation strategy confirms … quickly as possible. 1 The FSFW website states “Let’s End Smoking in this Generation” a call to action made explicit by …

… (also known as electronic cigarettes) may help to reduce smoking prevalence by offering people who smoke a less physically harmful alternative to smoking. However, vaping products are not harmless and can be … (NZHS). An accompanying Briefing provides information on smoking prevalence . 1 Key findings Population trends   Adult …

… from the NZ Health Survey indicate ongoing declines in smoking for Māori and for European New Zealanders. In this … the NZ Health Survey indicate recent ongoing declines in smoking, with a graph below of the trends since 2012 … suggests that a relatively important part of the reduced smoking prevalence is due to reduced uptake (as opposed to …

… it may deter people from unhealthy behaviours, such as smoking, by promoting alternative new behaviours; as these … campaign promotes understanding of the health risk that smoking in cars poses to others and uses this knowledge to … of second hand smoke also questions attitudes that condone smoking in cars (e.g. “I don’t do it often, so it can’t be …

… the smokefree nation 2025 target We adapted a NZ-specific smoking projection model ( Ikeda et al ) to ensure it reflected the latest Census results on smoking. We then modelled annual increases in tobacco excise … such as on-going Quitline and cessation support), NZ’s smoking prevalence is projected to fall from 15.1% in 2013 to …