Urgent call to smokers to make a quit attempt for No Smoking Day
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Quitting smoking is one of the best things you can do for your health - no matter your age or how long you have smoked.
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Plans to introduce the most significant public health intervention in a generation and phase out smoking are progressing at pace, with the UK now in the lead to be the first country in the world to create a smokefree generation. The government is proposing the phasing out of the sale of tobacco so that any child born on or after 1 January 2009바카라 사이트痗an never legally be sold cigarettes. 바카라 사이트�
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