Although progress has been made in Spain in the area of environmental protection from tobacco smoke, ‘the smoking epidemic is far from being controlled’ [37] and no changes attributable to recent legislation are yet to be seen in the
prevalence of smoking. Accordingly, it is essential to ensure that policies aimed both at prevention and at bringing about
a reduction in the production and marketing of tobacco continue to be pursued. Similarly, in the light of current
tobacco-use patterns, public health policies designed to prevent women, children and young persons from starting the habit are extremely important, as demonstrated by Hormigo et al. [38] when assessing the cost–benefit of a smoking-prevention
programme among schoolchildren.