Birmingham experiences large jump in the number of people smoking

Birmingham is seeing a large rise in the number of people who smoke, Public Health England (PHE) figures show. In 2018, 16.2% of adults in the city admitted to being smokers, an increase of 2.5% over the previous 12 months. This is the first time smoking has increased here since 2013. ‘It’s really disappointing that in some areas smoking rates are rising rather than declining,’ Dr Penny Woods, chief executive of the British Lung Foundation, said. ‘This bucks the national trend of a continued decline in smoking rates. ‘It’s vital that much more is done to discourage people from taking up smoking. ‘(Things) such as mass media campaigns and more effective education on the deadly health effects caused by smoking. ‘It’s also clear that

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