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Smoking is the cause of one-quarter of Scots deaths

Smoking is behind nearly one-quarter of deaths in Scotland, rising to almost one- third in some communities.

Smoking is behind nearly one-quarter of deaths in Scotland, rising to almost one- third in some communities.

The devastating loss of life is revealed today in the most detailed ever report on the nation's addiction to tobacco.