Ed.) 289, 351353 (1984)
Last year, more than a quarter of a million Britons quit smoking in October Scarring: Smoking causes a range of skin problems including premature ageing, flakiness, dryness, psoriasis, yellowing and discolouration Breathing trouble: Smoking is the biggest cause of emphysema (also known as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD) More than an ache: Smoking is associated with stomach ulcers and bowel disorders such as Crohn's disease
But it is still considerable, and the existence of this upturn certainly does not accord with the theory behind the broadcast banthat advertising in the most powerful of the mass media was a prime factor, if not the prime factor, in the spread of the smoking habit in this country
The 20 countries that smoke the least Guinea Soloman Islands Kiribati Rwanda Samoa Democratic Republic of the Congo Vanuatu Suriname Malawi Tonga Mozambique Nepal Afghanistan Lesotho Trinidad and Tobago Burundi Tanzania Liberia Niger Sao Tome and Principe
Musically, it is indebted to the likes of Mazzy Star, Cowboy Junkies and Beach House, while lyrically there are nods to Leonard Cohen and the poetry of Richard Brautigan
