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31 May World no tobacco day

A litmus test for the Smokefree 2025 Plan The plan must firstly support quit smoking efforts with: Greater investment in community-led initiatives and mass media campaigns Focus on those with the highest smoking rates - Mori, Pacific and the poorest in our community Secondly it must include: Longer-term measures to make smoked cigarettes less available, less addictive and less appealing Ensure enforcement of the new regime Provide regular and transparent monitoring of progress

It is easy to understand how tissues (like the lungs) which are directly contacted by smoke, are damaged, but scientists arent quite sure how tobacco can put someone at risk for cancers that develop in parts of the body that arent directly exposed to the tobacco smoke, such as the bladder and kidneys

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