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19/11/2010
'Scrap Cigs Displays', Says Medics
Doctors have called on the Government to commit to banning tobacco displays in shops in England after research published today shows that similar legislation in Ireland has not harmed business and has helped young people to quit smoking.
British Medical Association Head of Science and Ethics, Dr Vivienne Nathanson, said: "Smoking is one of the biggest causes of premature death and it is essential that action is taken to help people quit and discourage young people from starting to smoke in the first place.
"Today's research shows that in Ireland, after tobacco displays were removed in July 2009, fewer young people believed smoking was widespread among their peers. The study has also put paid to claims that a ban on tobacco displays would harm business.
"Smoking often goes hand in hand with deprivation and it is essential that we break this tobacco poverty trap. If the Government is truly committed to reducing health inequalities, it must fully implement the legislation to ban tobacco displays."
(BMcN/BMcC)
British Medical Association Head of Science and Ethics, Dr Vivienne Nathanson, said: "Smoking is one of the biggest causes of premature death and it is essential that action is taken to help people quit and discourage young people from starting to smoke in the first place.
"Today's research shows that in Ireland, after tobacco displays were removed in July 2009, fewer young people believed smoking was widespread among their peers. The study has also put paid to claims that a ban on tobacco displays would harm business.
"Smoking often goes hand in hand with deprivation and it is essential that we break this tobacco poverty trap. If the Government is truly committed to reducing health inequalities, it must fully implement the legislation to ban tobacco displays."
(BMcN/BMcC)
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