What would be the tax revenue loss, Geoff?
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From: "Geoff Riley" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 8:12 AM
Subject: Zyban and NHS Universal Provision
> Interesting health case study for students today
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> The national institute for clinical excellence believes the move to
provide a range of nicotine replacement therapies including the Zyban drug
could double the number of smokers who quit the habit, and the extra £20m to
£56m expected on the annual drugs bill for England and Wales would be more
than offset by huge savings in the £1.5bn spent a year on treating smoking
related diseases which kill more than 300 people a day.
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> Coverage available from
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> The Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/smoking/Story/0,2763,683051,00.html
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> The Independent
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/health/story.jsp?story=284078
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> BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/newsid_1921000/1921338.stm
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> Geoff
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