MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -Ten years ago – on 1 July 2007 – it became illegal to smoke in any pub, restaurant, nightclub, and most workplaces and work vehicles, anywhere in the UK. The smoking ban had already been introduced in Scotland (in March 2006), Wales and Northern Ireland (April 2007).

Detailed explanation-2: -The history of smoking dates back to as early as 5000 BC in the Americas in shamanistic rituals. With the arrival of the Europeans in the 16th century, the consumption, cultivation, and trading of tobacco quickly spread.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003 (COTPA) is the principal comprehensive law governing tobacco control in India.

Detailed explanation-4: -New Zealand became the world’s first country to ban smoking for future generations.