Smokefree 2026 For The Young

January 14, 2026 by planetofthevapes.co.uk

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Smokefree 2026 For The Young

Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) has revealed that new data shows 69% of British 11–17-year-old smokers say that, if they had their time again, they would not have started smoking. Almost two-thirds expressed a desire to quit and the anti-smoking charity says its findings highlights the importance of phasing out the sale of tobacco. ASH’s annual survey covered almost 3,000 children and was conducted by polling company YouGov.


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11.80% of the adult population are current smokers. There are approximately 6.7 million current smokers in United Kingdom 13.60% of men are current smokers but only 10.10% of women.
SOURCE: GSTHR

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