Ash: Fresh thinking needed
Monday, 02 Jun 2008 13:43
Action on Smoking and Health (Ash) has welcomed the government's consultation on new tobacco control measures.
The campaign group says "fresh thinking" is needed to stop young people from taking up smoking and praised the government's focus on the need to protect children and reduce health inequalities.
Ash director Deborah Arnott commented: "Smoking is a habit which is passed down from generation to generation and this pattern can only be broken by fresh thinking and a comprehensive cross-government strategy."
She added that a recent YouGov poll shows "strong support for tough measures to protect children from the harm caused by tobacco".