HSE Warning Of Threat Smoking Poses To Children On World No Tobacco Day
The HSE's warning of the threat smoking poses to children on World No Tobacco Day today.
The number of young people who smoke here has dropped sharply in recent years from 23 per cent in 1998 to 8 per cent in 2014.
It says while this is welcome, it still means around 1 in 10 children and teenagers aged 10-17 are smoking.
HSE Consultant in Public Health Medicine and Advisor Dr. Paul Kavanagh says it leads to poor health:
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