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New Zealand also announced it was going to be the first Smokefree country by 2025. I wonder how that’s going.

• notadog 8y ago
  According to New Zealand's Ministry of Health, the project is going as planned. This fact surprised me though: > Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death and disease in New Zealand, accounting for around 4,300 to 4,700 deaths per year. When the deaths caused from exposure to second-hand smoke are included, this estimate increases to around 5,000 deaths per year. https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/preventative-health-wellness/tobacco-control/smokefree-2025 https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/preventative-health-well...
• Nition 8y ago
  The campaign is called "Smokefree New Zealand" but it's a little bit of a misnomer. The actual goal is not 0% by 2025 but <5%.
  • lopmotr 8y ago
    Vaping is very popular here, so that may supplant it. You can often see teenagers using it, and even in low income neighborhoods, it's rare to see cigarette smokers outside in the daytime.
• EdwardDiego 8y ago
  As a smoker about to quit for health but primarily financial reasons - pretty damn well. I earn six figures, but really can't justify nearly $100 for 50g of tobacco to myself these days. When I started smoking 20 years ago, it cost me $30 for 50g. The Helen Clark government introduced a policy that the excise tax on tobacco would increase by 20% each year, and everytime it does, more and more people seek (government funded) help to quit.