Under-25s could be banned from buying cigarettes under government scheme

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Those under 25-years-old could soon be banned from smoking under new government plans. The scheme has been proposed in a bid to dramatically reduce smoking trends among young people throughout Britain.

It comes as a recently appointed tsar has been commissioned with the possibility of banning the sale of cigarettes 'on the table' after being given careful consideration.The anti-smoking tsar is working on proposals to reduce the numbers of smokers within different age groups.The Scottish Government is currently working towards plans to make Scotland 'smoke free' by 2034.

Health secretary Sajid Javid has commissioned a study that calls for 'bold and brave' action to clampdown on the spiralling smoking related health problems that patients are presenting at hospitals.One of the largest health scare risks posed to the NHS is smoke related illnessesAnd according to figures up to 10 per cent of pregnant women smoke up until birth.Research also suggests 37 per cent of deaths associated with respiratory disease, and 26 per cent of all deaths from cancer.Smoking rates across the country have been falling steadily over the past 20 years and cigarette use dropped from 15.8 per cent in 2019 to 14.5 per cent in 2020, according to the Office for National Statistics.The smoking review is also looking at whether advertising campaigns on social media platforms used by young people, such as TikTok and Instagram.The anit-smoking tsar Javed Khan - former chief executive of the children's charity Barnardo's - told The Times "Just look at the Covid experience, mass marketing has a big effect, it really works.

The government went hell for leather, it made an enormous difference in vaccination rates. So why not do something like that again, if