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Smoking is one of the most important risk factors for preventable death, ill health and health inequalities in Newcastle. Smoking is a major contributory cause of coronary heart disease, lung cancer, other cancers and respiratory diseases particularly chronic obstructive airways disease. It is estimated that up to half the difference in life expectancy between the most and least affluent groups is associated with smoking.
The vision for tobacco control is of a smoke free Newcastle with year on year reductions in smoking prevalence coupled with a comprehensive range of stop smoking support services provided in accessible venues, specifically targeting the more deprived areas of the city.