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<p>Tobacco is treated uniquely in regulatory terms, because it is a uniquely harmful
consumer good. All smoking is addictive and harmful to health. Around half of all
regular smokers are eventually killed by a smoking-related illness, and on average,
smokers who die from a smoking-related illness lose around 16 years of life. Smoking
is the primary cause of preventable morbidity and premature death, accounting for
almost 80,000 deaths in England each year, some 18% of all deaths of adults aged 35
and over.</p><p> </p><p>Regulatory controls on tobacco are commensurate with the potential
harm to the health of smokers and others that it can cause. Over the past decade in
particular, tobacco has become increasingly regulated and controlled as further evidence
about the harm to health from smoking has emerged. Tobacco, therefore, is subject
to greater levels of regulation than other consumer products.</p>
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