Tobacco smoking and tobacco cessation in 2022

The first part focuses on changes in the tobacco market, both legal (tobacconists’ network, purchases abroad, duty free, etc.) and illegal (smuggling, counterfeiting, etc.). The amounts sold through tobacconist networks amounted to 40 134 tonnes 2022. They fell by 6.3% compared with 2021 on an equivalent number of delivery days, and by 26.1% compared with 2017 (with a stronger trend in bordering departments: -33.2%).

The second section looks at changes in drug-related behaviour. Among adults, the latest data from the Santé publique France survey showed that 31.9% of people aged 18 to 75 said they smoked tobacco in 2021, including 25.3% on a daily basis. Daily and occasional use remained stable between 2019 and  2021, while use during the year increased slightly (30.4% in 2019).

The third part looks at the social and health consequences of tobacco use (use of treatments to stop smoking, the “Tobacco-free Month” campaign, etc.), as well as the public responses that encourage people to stop smoking.