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The effects of smoking on the respiratory system

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), tobacco is one of the biggest public health threats the world has ever faced. In 2006 and 2007 bans were introduced across the UK to make it illegal to smoke in all enclosed work and public places. Mark Thompson explains

A healthy lung (left) compared with a lung damaged by smoking

In 2008, the WHO introduced further measures to combat smoking globally, using the acronym MPOWER, which aimed to:

■ Monitor tobacco use and prevention policies

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