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“New Zealand did what very few countries have had the courage to do. It trusted adult smokers with a safer alternative, and the results are there for everyone to see,” New Zealand has an opportunity to create a regulated pathway for nicotine pouches.
In 2007, statistics show that lung cancer accounted for the majority of cancer deaths, followed by breast cancer and bowel cancer.
A smoking ban in New Zealand prisons is expected to take effect from 1 July 2011, preceded by a 12 month campaign to help prisoners quit smoking. The ban is expected to reduce health and safety risks to prisoners and staff.