THE Scottish Government has missed its target to cut smoking rates.
Ministers had vowed to reduce the proportion of people who smoke to 22% by 2010, but figures in the Scottish Household Survey (SHS) showed they fell short.
The SHS statistics show that 24.2% of adults smoked last year, despite attempts by health authorities and the Government to reduce their numbers and a ban on lighting up in enclosed places.
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