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13th December 2022
12:22pm GMT

In a statement, the New Zealand Government said the country's smoking rate is already low, with just 8% of adults smoking daily.
This is down from 9.4% a year ago and half the rate compared to 10 years ago.
The number of people smoking fell by 56,000 over the past year.
New Zealand's Associate Health Minister Dr Ayesha Verrall has said the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Smoked Tobacco) Amendment Bill will create an entire smoke-free generation and will save thousands of lives.
“This legislation accelerates progress towards a smokefree future,” she stated. “Thousands of people will live longer, healthier lives and the health system will be $5billion better off from not needing to treat the illnesses caused by smoking, such as numerous types of cancer, heart attacks, strokes, and amputations."In Ireland, adult smoking rates now stand at around 18%.
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