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Jump to full article: This Is Gloucester, 2003-10-07

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Doctors in Gloucestershire are prescribing nicotine patches to children as young as 12 to help them kick their smoking habit.

Gps across the county are dishing out patches and gum to the youngsters in a desperate attempt to cut the growing number of under-age smokers. As The Citizen reported on Saturday, health bosses are concerned about the increasing number of teenage smokers in the county.

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