Selling cigarettes in plain packets and banning smoking in hospital grounds have been announced as part of a plan to make Scotland tobacco-free by 2034.
The new tobacco control strategy was launched by Public Health Minister Michael Matheson on a visit to Carnegie College in Dunfermline.
It makes Scotland the third nation in the world to set a target to become tobacco-free by having less than 5% the population choosing to smoke.
The strategy hails anti-smoking projects in Tayside, including the controversial Quit4U initiative, where smokers in disadvantaged areas are given credit of £12.50 a week towards their groceries if they stay off cigarettes,
The Goverment wants these and other examples of good practice implemented across the country in the drive to tackle the high number of smoking-related deaths.
The key actions are:
* Setting 2034 as a target for a tobacco-free Scotland.
* Supporting legislation for standardised packaging.
* Investing in education programmes for young people.
* Implementing smoke-free hospital grounds by 2015.
* Delivering a marketing campaign on the danger of second-hand smoke.
* Setting a target for reducing children’s exposure to second-hand smoke.
Mr Matheson said: “We’ve already seen the huge health benefits that followed the ban on smoking in public places.
“This Government is determined to build on this success, improving health and reducing health inequalities by reducing the number of people smoking.
“Our vision of a tobacco-free generation is about reaping the health, social and economic benefits that a significant reduction in smoking would bring.
“That’s why strong and decisive action, like standardised packaging and increased education, are the right steps to prevent young people from taking up smoking.”
ASH Scotland chief executive Sheila Duffy said: “The tobacco-free generation is a vision well worth striving for that a child born now in any part of Scotland will reach adulthood breathing clean air, being free from tobacco addiction and living in a community where to smoke is unusual.”