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A one percentage point decline from 21% of the population to 20% would equate to 500,000 people who will not suffer the health effects of smoking. The experts claim that generic packaging would reduce the percentage of children trying smoking by three percentage points (on average) two years after plain packaging is introduced

At least up until 2023, the use of oral tobacco products declined in nearly all age groups except for those aged 55 years

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