21 per cent of adults in Barrow, data has revealed
More than twice as many adults smoke in Barrow compared with South Lakeland, a new report has revealed. The report, titled Tobacco Free Lancashire and South Cumbria, was presented to members of the Health and Wellbeing Board for Westmorland and Furness Council on Tuesday.
The report said: “Tobacco use is the largest driver of health inequalities in England and is perhaps the most significant public health challenge that we face today.READ MORE: Lake District's newest hotel set to open on banks of Windermere Katrina Stephens, the director of public health for Westmorland and Furness Council, said smoking was still the biggest contributor to premature deaths in the region. According to Public Health England, smoking causes 84 per cent of deaths from lung cancer and increases the risk of having a stroke by at least 50 per cent.
The report said currently Lancashire and South Cumbria are not on track to meet this ambition and according to Ms Stephens for Westmorland and Furness to hit this target, 10,000 people in the area will have to stop smoking without anyone else taking it up.
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