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Smoking bans are coming: what does the evidence say?

Countries are cracking down on tobacco use and vaping — the laws could save thousands of lives and billions of dollars, say scientists.
  1. Carissa Wong
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Close up image of a teenager smoking a cigarette in London.

Smoking rates have declined globally over the past few decades. Credit: Debbie Bragg/Everynight Images via Alamy

Nations worldwide are aiming to introduce some of the tightest restrictions ever on smoking and vaping, especially among young people.

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Nature 628, 695-696 (2024)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-00472-3

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  • Correction 18 April 2024: The graphic ‘Smoking prevalence’ wrongly coloured the chart lines for the optimistic and pessimistic scenarios. This has been corrected.

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