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Liverpool health team develops a strategy to tackle smoking

1 min read Alcohol and tobacco
Smoking is the biggest cause of preventable death and illness in the UK. It is a key factor in people developing heart disease, strokes, cancer, dementia and lung disease.

The good news is that rates of smoking in Liverpool are decreasing. Over the past seven years, the number of people with the habit has dropped by 33,000. However, approximately 63,000 people continue to smoke.

The Liverpool Public Health team is developing a new Tobacco Control Plan for Liverpool and wants to hear from residents.

Harry Doyle, cabinet member for Health, Wellbeing and Culture, said, “In the absence of any clear national direction, we want to continue Liverpool’s long-held leadership of the Tobacco Control agenda.

“We are therefore proposing to produce our own clear plan which sets out the support that will be provided to every smoker in the city to help them quit.

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