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[UK-Scotland] Campaigners back plan for plain cigarette packaging

PLANS to make Scotland the first place in the UK to force cigarettes and other tobacco products to be sold in plain packaging have been welcomed by health campaigners.
Herald Scotland (The Herald and Sunday Herald) (uk)
added Mar 28, 2013 10:56
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[UK-Scotland] Scotland to ban smoking in parks

Smoking is on course to be banned in public parks and other council-controlled outdoor areas, under radical plans to make Scotland 'smoke free' by 2034.
Electronic Telegraph (uk)
added Mar 28, 2013 10:51
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[UK-Scotland] Cancer Research UK welcomes Scotland's landmark commitment to a tobacco free future

“We share the Scottish Government’s vision of a Scotland free from tobacco. For too long, smoking has been seen as an everyday activity. But it is actually an addictive, lethal activity that kills half of all long-term users. There is no level of smoking
Cancer Research UK (uk)
added Apr 3, 2013 03:12
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[UK-Scotland] Tobacco Control Strategy - Creating a Tobacco-Free Generation

The strategy sets out a 5 year plan for action across the key themes of health inequalities, prevention, protection and cessation. Key actions include: setting 2034 as a target date for reducing smoking prevalence to 5%; a pilot of the schools-based ASSI
Scottish Executive (uk)
added Apr 3, 2013 03:08
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[UK-Scotland] Tobacco Control Strategy - Creating a Tobacco-Free Generation

2. Targets for a Tobacco-free Scotland 3. Smoking and Health Inequalities 4. Prevention - creating an environment where young people do not want to smoke 5. Protection - protecting people from second-hand smoke
Scottish Executive (uk)
added Mar 28, 2013 10:50
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[UK-Scotland] Cigarettes and tobacco to be sold in plain packaging as Scotland bids to become 'smoke free' by 2034

HEALTH chiefs want cigarettes and other tobacco products to be sold in plain packaging. Scottish Public Health Minister Michael Matheson announced the move in a new strategy to help stop people smoking.
Daily Record and Sunday Mail (uk)
added Mar 27, 2013 12:03
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[UK-Scotland] Ministers aim for fags in plain packs...and smoking rate of only 5%

Cigarettes and other tobacco products should be sold in plain packaging, the Scottish Government has said. The pledge makes Scotland the first part of the UK to officially support standardised packaging, following a consultation which began last year.
Herald Scotland (The Herald and Sunday Herald) (uk)
added Mar 27, 2013 11:54
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[UK-Scotland] Cigarettes and tobacco to be sold in plain packs

SCOTLAND is set to introduce plain packaging for tobacco products in efforts to meet an ambitious target to cut rates of smoking across the country.
The Scotsman (uk)
added Mar 27, 2013 11:53
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[UK, UK-Scotland] Scottish Government says cigarettes should be sold in plain packets

Cigarettes and other tobacco products should be sold in plain packaging, the Scottish Government has said. Public Health Minister Michael Matheson also set a target to reduce the proportion of people in Scotland who smoke from 23% to 5% by 2034.
STV (uk)
added Mar 27, 2013 11:51
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[UK-Scotland] Smoke ban in hospital grounds ($$)

NHS grounds are to be completely smoke-free within two years, the Scottish government has pledged. The move will ban patients, visitors and staff from smoking around places such as hospitals. It builds on the smoking ban in public places imposed seven y
Times Of London (uk)
added Mar 24, 2013 23:36
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