Tobacco
Key facts around smoking and young people
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Children are 4 times more likely to become smokers if their parents/carers smoke.
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An estimated 26,000 children in Somerset live in households with adults that smoke in Somerset.
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It is estimated that over 1,000 11-15 year olds start smoking in Somerset each year.
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Two thirds of adults start smoking before 18 years.
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For every 3 young people that start smoking, only 1 will quit and 1 will die prematurely from smoking.
Smokefree Somerset has developed a training presentation for school staff - Training for school staff
Useful resources
Tobacco | Effects of Tobacco | FRANK (talktofrank.com)
Young people and smoking - ASH - Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) Factsheet on Young People and Smoking.
INTENT Smoking Prevention Programme - evidence-based smoking prevention programme available to Somerset schools for students in Years 7 - 10.
Smokefree Somerset provide free support across Somerset to anyone
who wants to quit smoking –
For more information or to book an online appointment, visit:
