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Subscribe to our newsletter Global health reporting, straight to your inbox Philip Morris International told The Guardian, The Examinations media partner, the legislation risked confusing consumers because it included restrictions on some smoke-free products such as heated tobacco, adding that it firmly believes in phasing out cigarettes, to the benefit of the 6.4m adult smokers in the UK. The tobacco industry also argued in their consultation responses that the ban would infringe on the rights of British citizens and lead to a major growth in black market cigarette sales
However, its important to note that smoking, in general, carries certain health risks
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Lancet Public Health 7 , e177e187 (2022)