Last cigarette smoked in England will be put out in 2050, scientists claim

The last cigarette smoked in England will be put out in 2050 - and Bristol's final smoker will quit in just five years, scientists claim Study commissioned by tobacco giant Philip Morris and conducted by analysts Frontier Economics Bristol to be smoke free by 2024 followed by York, Wokingham, Berksire in 2026 In 1990, almost a third of British adults smoked, but that has halved to 15% since 

By Harry Howard For Mailonline

Published: 01:54 GMT, 24 March 2019 | Updated: 09:26 GMT, 24 March 2019

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The last cigarette to be smoked in England will be in Derby by 2050, researchers have predicted.

According to a new report, if the current decline in smoking continues, then today’s 7.4 million smokers will reduce to zero in 30 years.

Increased use of NHS services to help people quit, the popularity of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco account for the decline, but Public Health England said vaping should be tried by more smokers to further reduce rates, the Mirror reported. 

The last cigarette to be smoked in England will be in Derby by 2050, research commissioned by tobacco giant Philip Morris has predicted

The last cigarette to be smoked in England will be in Derby by 2050, research commissioned by tobacco giant Philip Morris has predicted 

'Regular e-cigarette use is plateauing. There is an opportunity to further reduce the harms caused by tobacco by encouraging more smokers to try vaping,' the organisation said.   

And they predict Bristol

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