The Smokefree 2025 goal: an opportunity for the new government

Martin Witt; Richard Edwards; Janet Hoek; George Thomson

The Smokefree 2025 goal: an opportunity for the new government

Martin Witt, Richard Edwards, Janet Hoek, George Thomson

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Abstract

Mike Daube’s editorial challenges us all to see the Smokefree 2025 goal realised. Reducing smoking prevalence to fall below five percent among all population groups is undoubtedly bold, but needs to be if we are to overcome the smoking epidemic. Currently, smoking is estimated to cause around 5,000 deaths each year, and around 550,000 New Zealanders remain addicted to nicotine. We need the audacity to plan a future in which the tobacco industry and its lethal products no longer have a pernicious hold on our population’s health...

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	123-125
Number of pages	3
Journal	New Zealand Medical Journal
Volume	131
Issue number	1477
Publication status	Published - 22 Jun 2018
Externally published	Yes

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tobacco
health policy
New Zealand

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