Simon Blackburn, chairman of the LGA's Safer and Stronger Communities Board, said: "The sale of cheap, illegal tobacco by rogue traders in shops, private homes and through social media is funding organised criminal gangs and damaging legitimate traders, as well as making it easier for young people to get hooked on smoking, which undermines councils' efforts to help people quit
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Expect temporary withdrawal symptoms like irritability and cravings in the first week
Smoking remains a leading cause of heart disease, stroke, chronic lung disease, and various cancersincluding those of the mouth, throat, esophagus, stomach, colon, pancreas, and liver
Smoking during pregnancy is associated with a higher risk of preterm delivery, low birth weight and underdevelopment in the womb