Abstract
The ‘smoking epidemic’ of the 20th century will likely be viewed with incredulity by historians of the future. How could our society, first in ignorance, but later with full knowledge have promoted and tolerated a habit that is the single greatest cause of preventable illness and premature death in the UK, killing more than 114 000 people in this country every year and costing the NHS about £1.5 billion a year (Peto et al, 2006)?
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