As a university student, Dalton Signor was troubled by how many people around him smoked or vaped, including his grandmother and 14-year-old sister. Signor (pictured center) felt that existing ...

How many people smoke in the UK? Smoking rates among UK adults have been falling. In 2011, 20% of UK adults smoked, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Many components of tobacco are poisonous, and up to 70 cause cancer. Vaping is not as harmful as smoking cigarettes, and the NHS says it has helped thousands of people to quit , external .