Introduction of Tobacco to England - Historic UK

SMOKING IN UK

INTRODUCTION
 Smoking is a habitual practice that involves intake of
the smoke resulting from burning the tobacco products
(Lisha, Delucchi, Ling and Ramo 2014).
 There are two types of People who are affected by this
practice.
Active Smokers: People who intentionally inhale the
smoke.
Passive Smokers: People who inhale the smoke
accidentally.

HARMFUL EFFECTS OF
SMOKING
Multiple organ
damage
(especially the
lungs)
Increased risk of
cancer
Increased risk of
various diseases
(Bello et al.
2014).
Risk to the health
of an Infant in
case of pregnant
woman
Increased risk of
death

ADDITIONAL ADVERSE
EFFECTS
Impaired
population health Depression
Anxiety
(Leventhal and
Zvolensky
2015).
Increased
mortality in the
passive smokers

STATISTICS OF SMOKERS IN
UK
Source: Ons.gov.uk 2020

OTHER STATISTICS
 14.7 % people of the whole population in UK have
the habit of smoking.
 The population involves,
1. Around 14.4% adults in England;
2. 15.9% in Wales;
3. 16.3 % in Scotland;
15.5 % in the Northern Ireland (Ons.gov.uk 2020).

CONTINUED..
Smoking claims many lives every year.
About 77,800 death in England;
About 5,500 in Wales;
About 10,000 in Scotland;
About 2,300 in Northern Ireland
(Ons.gov.uk 2020).

IMPACT ON NHS AND
NATIONAL ECONOMY
Increased cost of
disease management
Decreased
productivity
Increased cost of
prevention programs
(Richardson et al.
2014)

INTERVENTIONS BY NHS
Awareness
programs
Stop smoking
campaigns
Increased cost
for buying
cigarettes
Treatment to
quit smoking
(nhs.uk 2020)
Proper
monitoring of
the situation

LEGISLATION OF UK
 The law of UK prohibits smoking e-
cigarettes in public enclosed areas.
It also do not support smoking under the
age of 18 (Tobaccocontrollaws.org
2020).

CONCLUSION
Smoking can be associated with various adverse effects on health of an
individual.
About 14.7% people of the whole UK population have a habit of smoking.
Smoking claims about 96,000 life in UK every year.
It has an considerable impact on the economy of UK.
There are various interventions adapted by NHS and UK government to lower
the adverse effects.

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