The age at which people can legally buy tobacco in England should rise from 18 by one year every year, a Government-commissioned review has recommended. The move would effectively ban the current generation of children from ever buying cigarettes or tobacco.
The review also recommends the promotion of vapes as an effective “swap to stop” tool to help people quit smoking, as well as improving prevention in the NHS so smokers are offered advice and support to quit at every interaction they have with health services.
Dr Javed Khan, who led the review, said: “Without immediate and sustained action, England will miss the smoke-free target by many years and most likely decades.
