The Generation That Will Always Be Too Young to Smoke
A U.K. law prevents people from buying cigarettes for life, treating every future age as potentially underage and targeting lifelong smoking initiation.
UK moves to ban smoking for everyone born after 2008
The Tobacco and Vapes Bill, which has now cleared parliament, will prevent anyone born on or after January 1, 2009, from ever being eligible to buy cigarettes or tobacco products in the UK.
Europe, Russia, and Central Asia have the highest number of tobacco users globally and will likely maintain this position through 2030, with youth particularly targeted through flavored products and social media marketing.