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Public Health Scotland. (2024) Stopping tobacco smoking and youth vaping: a position statement on behalf of the Scottish Public Health System. Edinburgh: Public Health Scotland.

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There were over 8,000 smoking-related deaths in Scotland in 2022 (ScotPHO, 2022). Smoking is a major cause of health inequalities in Scotland. People living in the most deprived communities are almost four times more likely to smoke than those living in other areas.

Smoking causes cancer, heart disease, stroke, lung diseases, diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and early death (ScotPHO, 2022). Smoking during pregnancy is the leading modifiable risk factor for poor birth outcomes, significantly increasing the risk of preterm birth, stillbirth and death in the first year of life (RCOG, 2023)....

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