More than 1,100 Cumbria children 'regular smokers'

www.grub4life.org.uk today reports that more than 1,100 children aged between 10 and 14 in Cumbria, 5% of the total, are regular smokers, health officials have revealed. 15-08-2012

The figures, compiled by Cancer Research UK, are being hailed as evidence branding should be removed from tobacco packs sold in England.

According to the Department of Health about 900 people die each year in Cumbria from smoking-related illnesses.

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