| Every
day in Great Britain about 450
children start
smoking. |
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| It
is very rare for someone to take up smoking as an
adult, the majority of smokers start during adolescence.
95% of smokers
started smoking as children. |
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| Every
day over 300
smokers die as a result of their habit. |
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| Approximately
half of all
smokers will ultimately be killed
by their habit. |
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| Tobacco
is the only legally available product which, even
when used correctly, harms
the users. |
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| 20%
of women and 32%
of men are ex-smokers. |
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| 67%
of current smokers would like to quit.
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Smoking kills
almost six times
as many people as road and other accidents, suicide,
murder, manslaughter, poisoning, overdoses and HIV
put together! |
