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Rishi Sunak considers banning cigarettes for next generation (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 9 months ago by EdenRester@kbin.social to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

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Rishi Sunak is considering introducing some of the world’s toughest anti-smoking measures that would in effect ban the next generation from ever being able to buy cigarettes, the Guardian has learned.

Whitehall sources said the prime minister was looking at measures similar to those brought in by New Zealand last December. They involved steadily increasing the legal smoking age so tobacco would end up never being sold to anyone born on or after 1 January 2009.

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[-] Vode_An@lemmy.ml 44 points 9 months ago

Tried going cold Turkey today, made it like 14 hours.

It’s the right thing to do. It’s a very hard addiction to escape. I know a guy who beat heroin and can’t beat nicotine.

[-] SpeedLimit55@lemmy.world 16 points 9 months ago

It took me years to quit, I slowly cut cigs out of my daily activities.

[-] Vode_An@lemmy.ml 9 points 9 months ago

Good on you! That’s awesome. thankfully I’m not inhaling anything anymore, but damn if it’s hard to quit the substance entirely. Big ups to everyone who made it out though.

[-] SpeedLimit55@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago

Yeah its tough, just do your best and stick with it. Now my only nicotine is from a cigar a few times a year.

[-] Vode_An@lemmy.ml 0 points 9 months ago

Nice, what type? I’m not a cigar guy, but if I ever encounter a Cohiba I’m going to try it.

[-] SpeedLimit55@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

Just random cigars from samplers like Rocky Patel, Oliva, Romeo y Julieta. Had a Cohiba my buddy brought back a while back. It was good but not mind blowing.