Age to legally buy tobacco should increase from 18 and continue to rise, government-commissoned review suggests
The age at which people can legally buy tobacco in England should rise from 18 by one year every year until eventually no one can buy tobacco, a radical government-commissioned review has recommended in an effort to end smoking-related harm.
The review recommends 15 interventions to give the government the best chance of meeting its national target to be smoke-free by 2030. They include promoting vapes as an effective “swap to stop” tool to help people quit smoking, as well as improving prevention in the NHS so smokers are offered advice and support to quit at every interaction they have with health services.
