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🆕New poll finds that EVERY parliamentary constituency in Great Britain backs phasing out the sale of tobacco. @RishiSunak @Keir_Starmer @EdwardJDavey @StephenFlynnSNP @LSRPlaid @TheGreenParty #SmokefreeGeneration

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The cigarette industry should be destroyed for the benefit of public health, Professor Sir Chris Whitty, the UK Government’s Chief Medical Adviser, has said.

Chris Whitty: The smoking industry must be destroyed

Chief Medical Adviser says it is up to ministers to consider new policies as England strives to be smoke-free by 2030

www.telegraph.co.uk

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ASH PRESS RELEASE: •Health Secretary @MattHancock confirms "it is abundantly clear that smoking makes the impact of a coronavirus worse" •Bristol GP and ASH urging smokers to quit to protect themselves and others Read here: #QuitforCovid #COVID19

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The claim that vaping is more addictive than smoking cigarettes is not supported by the evidence. This type of reporting is likely a driver for smokers believing that vaping is equally as/more harmful than smoking. Read our mythbuster for more @sara_kayat

Addressing common myths about vaping: Putting the evidence in context - ASH

A myth-busting briefing on vaping, including references to inaccurate reporting in the press.

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Doctor @sara_kayat warns #vaping could be more addictive than #smoking cigarettes on #thismorning

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ASH CEO Deborah Arnott on US vape deaths: “We are not seeing the sort of problems they are seeing in America. This is an acute outbreak. It’s not due to chronic vaping.” Watch the full roundtable discussion on UK perspectives on #vaping #ecigs #health

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“E-cigarettes are the best option for smokers wanting help to quit. “Not only are they as effective as varenicline and cytisine, but more to the point, they’re widely available and cheap.”

E-cigarettes associated with greatest chance of smoking cessation, suggests Cochrane review

Results from a Cochrane review have revealed that e-cigarettes, varenicline and cytisine were found to be most effective in helping people quit smoking at six months or longer, with no clear differ...

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New @ASH_LDN and @UCLBehaveChange figures show a million people have stopped smoking since #COVID19 hit! Biggest fall in smoking in a decade #QuitforCovid #Smokefree2030

Coronavirus: Smokers quit in highest numbers in a decade

Action on Smoking and Health estimates one million people have stopped smoking in the UK since April.

www.bbc.co.uk

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1 year

🆕Addressing common myths about vaping: Putting the evidence in context This new briefing has been peer-reviewed by 16 leading clinical and academic experts on vaping, nicotine and tobacco addiction. It rebuts the top 6 most-repeated myths about vaping.

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Smoking has probably killed more people than COVID-19 in the same time period, @CMO_England has said. "The reason that people like me get very concerned and upset about [lung] cancer is it's almost entirely caused for profit."

Chris Whitty: Smoking likely to have killed more than Covid last year

Chief medical officer accuses ‘a small number of companies’ of killing people for profit

www.telegraph.co.uk

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3 years

Today we — along with our partner organisations and colleagues — are celebrating the 50th anniversary of ASH! #ASHat50

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5 months

Tobacco and Vapes Bill moves to Committee Stage with overwhelming support from MPs backed by tobacco retailers, the public, including smokers, and health leaders #BacktheBill to create a #SmokefreeGeneration

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ASH Chief Executive Deborah Arnott at this morning's evidence session on youth vaping. We reduced youth smoking rates by regulating tobacco to make it less affordable, less visible and less appealing to children. We need to do the same with vaping.

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ASH CEO Deborah Arnott puts US vape deaths into context: “1,300 people a day die from smoking in America, that’s the real public #health epidemic and nobody is talking about that.” Watch the full roundtable discussion on UK perspectives on #vaping #ecigs

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6 years

Delighted to see treating tobacco dependence a key feature of the @NHSEngland long-term plan with specialist support for pregnant women and smokers with long-term mental health conditions

All smokers admitted to hospital to be offered help to quit by NHS

Health service in England will support at least 600,000 people over five years

www.theguardian.com

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Prof @LindaBauld of @EdinburghUni says that the UK’s approach to harm reduction is poorly understood, criticised, and undermined internationally — but most importantly, it is working. #ecigsummit

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6 years

Fantastic news that Australia has won the tobacco packaging ruling at the WTO. This is a major victory against the tobacco industry, who are doing their best to prevent plain packaging from being adopted around the world.

'Resounding victory': Australia wins tobacco plain packaging dispute

WTO rejection of challenge seen as global test case could lead to tighter rules for unhealthy foods and alcohol

www.theguardian.com

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Vaping does not act as a gateway into smoking, according to study carried out by researchers from Queen Mary University of London.

Vaping is not a gateway to smoking, study shows

Vaping does not act as a gateway into smoking, the most comprehensive study suggests.Researchers at Queen Mary University of London said there was “tentative” evidence that products such as e-cigar...

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Congratulations to Govt for committing to finish the job and achieve #smokefree England by 2030 in #Prevention Green Paper just published! Thank you @MattHancock @Seemakennedy @theresa_may #ActOnTobacco

Advancing our health: prevention in the 2020s – consultation document

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3 years

England is not an outlier on vaping: it’s a frontrunner. A third of smokers incorrectly believe that vaping is as harmful as smoking, and a similar proportion has never tried it. These are the smokers who could be reassured by a medicinally licensed vape.

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ASH welcomes the PM’s “unprecedented” announcement today, which will help deliver a #SmokefreeFuture for all and help with #MakingSmokingObsolete .

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2 years

🆕Briefing to help local authorities respond to growing concerns about youth vaping in their communities. This briefing is primarily for public health officials and trading standards officers, but also useful for councillors, schools, parents & retailers.

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5 years

Smoking is riskier than vaping and not just for your lungs. E-cigs are the most popular & effective quitting aid and vapers should not be scared into switching back to smoking tobacco, which kills 100,000 people a year in the UK.

The Guardian

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Vaping is risky. Do not do it if you care about your lungs | Thomas Eissenberg

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UK health experts have criticised a new WHO report which claims that vaping is harmful and risks hooking new generations on nicotine. “The best thing that a smoker can do is to stop smoking […] vaping is one of the most effective quit aids available.”

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4 years

NEW: An international review published today by @CochraneTAG finds e-cigarettes are 70% more effective in helping smokers quit than NRT. At the same time, new ASH YouGov figures reveal that e-cigarette use has dropped for the first time since 2011.

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5 years

Tobacco has a “massive cost to society, which is not being borne by the industry.” Prof @robertjwest from @UCL supports the #Smokefree2030 Fund to make Big Tobacco fund Gov action to end smoking

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Deborah Arnott, chief executive of ASH said: "ASH wants action to curb youth vaping, but making vapes only available on prescription won’t help, after they tried this in Australia underage smoking and vaping both went up."

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🆕News from ASH From 1 October 2024, Hazel Cheeseman will take up the role of chief executive of ASH. Hazel was appointed by the Trustees following an open and competitive recruitment process, in advance of the retirement of Deborah Arnott.

ASH announces Hazel Cheeseman as new chief executive - ASH

Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) is a campaigning public health charity that works to eliminate the harm caused by tobacco.

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8 years

Viewpoint: Are e-cigarettes really a menace? #ecigs

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4 years

Deborah Arnott: “As we strive to achieve a smokefree nation by 2030 more needs to be done to support adult smokers who could benefit from switching to do so, while eliminating loopholes in the laws which could be used to promote products to teenagers.”

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2 years

Raising the age of sale to 21 could reduce smoking by 30% among 18-20 year olds. Tobacco is a unique product, addicting people in youth and killing them in middle age – it's time to consider bold measures. #TheHarmStopsHere

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4 years

PRESS RELEASE: ASH welcomes tomorrow's ban on child-friendly menthol cigarettes as an essential next step towards ending the tobacco epidemic.

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5 years

ASH CEO Deborah Arnott on US vape deaths: “We are not seeing the sort of problems they are seeing in America. This is an acute outbreak. It’s not due to chronic vaping.” Watch the full roundtable discussion on UK perspectives on #vaping #ecigs #health

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3 years

Cooper and Yoyo have recently helped track down more than 216,000 illegal cigarettes and 350 kilograms of hand-rolling tobacco. Read more:

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4 years

Smokers with a mental health condition are also more likely to report they have started using an e-cigarette, which is likely to improve their chances of quitting longer term.

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6 months

Question for PMQs today: @RishiSunak When will the Tobacco and Vapes Bill be put to parliament? A new poll shows 71% of the public support the PM’s goal of stamping out smoking [1] — as do leading health organisations.[2] #SmokefreeGeneration

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1 year

ASH is sympathetic to calls by local councils and children’s doctors to ban single use disposable e-cigarettes, but the risk of unintended consequences is too great for us to support a ban.

Disposable vapes: Councils call for total ban by 2024

The vapes are a hazard for bin lorries, difficult to recycle and too appealing to children, they say.

www.bbc.co.uk

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2 years

Letter in the Times today. Tackling smoking would complement @theresecoffey 's ABCD priorities, not detract from them.

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5 years

ASH CEO Deborah Arnott on US vape deaths: “One of the problems in the US is that they don’t have a regulatory system in place properly… whereas in Europe we’ve had a pragmatic regulatory system put in place.” Watch the full discussion on #vaping #ecigs

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5 years

. @robertjwest on #vaping : “Whatever harms there might be from vaping e-cigarettes, regulated products in the EU, then it’s going to be nothing like as harmful as smoking.” Watch the full roundtable discussion on UK perspectives on #vaping @ucl #ecigs

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4 months

📺This morning, ASH Chief Executive Deborah Arnott gave evidence to the Committee for the Tobacco and Vapes Bill. "The evidence is clear - if you take the foot off the pedal, smoking rates don't continue to fall."

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It's 12 years today since England went #smokefree - one of the big reasons we're down to 14.9% smoking prevalence. That's likely why 77% of adults in England support activities to limit smoking or think Government should do more - action on smoking works!

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In 2019 around half as many Britons now vape as smoke, and the majority are ex-smokers. Find out more in our latest adult use of e-cigarettes fact sheet #ThursdayThoughts #ActOnTobacco #health

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2 years

John Waldron, Policy Manager at ASH: “This study confirms that e-cigarettes are nearly twice as effective as nicotine patches at helping pregnant women to quit smoking. They were also as safe as other nicotine replacement products."

Is vaping better than nicotine patches during pregnancy?

E-cigarettes (vaping) may be more effective than nicotine patches for pregnant women trying to quit smoking, research found.

evidence.nihr.ac.uk

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4 years

Deborah Arnott ASH CEO: “This should encourage smokers to use nicotine to help them quit and stay quit. Smokers are much more likely to succeed if they use other forms of nicotine, e.g. patches, gum and e-cigarettes, all of which are much less harmful than smoking.”

The Guardian

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French researchers to test nicotine patches on coronavirus patients

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5 years

In 2019 around half as many Britons now vape as smoke, and the majority are ex-smokers. Find out more in our latest adult use of e-cigarettes fact sheet #ActOnTobacco #TuesdayThoughts

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2 years

The proportion of smokers in the UK has fallen to its lowest level on record, with statisticians saying vaping has played a “major role” in this drop.

Number of smokers in UK hits lowest level on record, ONS says

New figures show 13.3 per cent of people aged 18 and over in UK smoked cigarettes in 2021

www.independent.co.uk

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4 years

🆕PRESS RELEASE: Smokers encouraged to quit for No Smoking Day 2021, as new evidence shows that smokers who quit for 6 weeks are happier than those who continue to smoke Read more:

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ASH CEO Deborah Arnott on US vape deaths: “We are not seeing the sort of problems they are seeing in America. This is an acute outbreak. It’s not due to chronic vaping.” Watch the full roundtable discussion on UK perspectives on #vaping #ecigs #health

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5 years

. @CMO_England noted that smokers could be more vulnerable to #coronavirus than non-smokers and gave MPs this recommendation:

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Dr Caitlin Notley of @uniofeastanglia has found that e-cigarettes prevent smoking relapse by mimicking the physical action of smoking, as well as creating a new social identity and “sense of belonging” for quitters. #ecigsummit

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4 years

Today 80+ health organisations and alliances have sent a joint statement to @borisjohnson , @matthancock , and @didoharding , raising serious concerns about the reorganisation of public health now underway. #ProtectPublicHealth

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4 years

Prof Jamie Brown sets out why smokers are more at risk than non smokers from #COVID19 @bmj_latest @UCL

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6 months

Today, and every day, around 350 UK 18-25 year olds start regular smoking: Leading health organisations urge @10DowningStreet and @DHSCgovuk to put the Tobacco and Vapes Bill to parliament #SmokefreeGeneration

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8/10 Tory voters support Gov action to limit smoking or think Gov should do more. Listen to the public not #BigTobacco and publish the #Prevention Green Paper with a pledge to end smoking this week! @SeemaKennedy @MattHancock @theresa_may

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🎉Yesterday Jo Churchill confirmed that the government has agreed to develop a new Tobacco Control Plan to help deliver a #Smokefree2030 , with an expected delivery date of July 2021. This was one of the key asks in our Roadmap to a Smokefree 2030, launched earlier this year.

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1 year

Putting vapes in plain packaging reduces their appeal to children and could even stop them taking up vaping in the first place, a major new study has found.

Putting vapes in plain packaging ‘reduces their appeal to children’

Research has shown that the proportion of children vaping is on the rise, with many being influenced by social media sites including TikTok.

www.independent.co.uk

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6 years

The Indian government is introducing a mandatory quit-smoking helpline number to be printed on all cigarette packets from the 1 September. Great news!

Quit-smoking helpline number on India cigarette packs

India has also released new pictorial warnings, showing images of diseased organs and rotting teeth.

www.bbc.co.uk

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6 years

End of smoking could be in sight if Govt #ActOnTobacco and adopt recommendations of new report by influential crossparty MPs and Peers. Big Tobacco must be made to pay to deliver a smokefree generation. See report

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The Mental Health and Smoking Partnership and mental health leaders from across the sector have written to Health Sec @SteveBarclay urging him to publish a new Tobacco Control Plan to achieve a #smokefree2030 for people with mental health conditions.

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ASH Deputy Chief Executive @HazelCheeseman on Talk TV discussing the Tobacco and Vapes Bill. “If [tobacco] was to be brought to market today, it wouldn’t be allowed. This is a complete aberration of history, and we need to consign it to the history books.”

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3 years

E-cigarettes: misconceptions about their dangers may be preventing people from quitting smoking

E-cigarettes are an effective way to help people quit smoking.

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The #SmokefreeGeneration bill is supported by both the public and parliamentarians. It's time for Government to put the bill to parliament so that it can pass before the next election. @10DowningStreet @DHSCgovuk

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6 months

🆕Today is #NoSmokingDay and people from across the country are arriving in Parliament to tell their stories about the impact of smoking on their lives — and why parliamentarians should back the Government’s vision for a #SmokefreeGeneration .

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1 year

If the Government is serious about making England smokefree by 2030, it needs to reduce youth uptake as well as help adult smokers quit. ASH strongly supports raising the age of sale, it’s worked well in the US and is popular with the public.

Rishi Sunak considers banning cigarettes for next generation

Exclusive: Sources say law could gradually increase smoking age to ultimately prevent sales to people born after certain year

www.theguardian.com

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6 years

The price of tobacco products in Australia have just increased by 12.5%. This has pushed up the cost of cigarette packs to more than $40 AUD (over £22), research shows tax rises are one of the most effective ways to encourage quitting and prevent youth uptake.

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At least 300,000 people have quit smoking, 550,000 have tried and 2.4m have cut down due to concerns around #COVID19 : findings of new YouGov survey published today, as health professionals encourage smokers to #QuitforCovid @ADPHUK @PHE_uk @LGAwellbeing

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📺Professor Sanjay Agrawal ( @LeicesterLungs ) gives evidence to the Committee for the Tobacco and Vapes Bill: "It feels to me that this bill is a momentous occasion, where once and for all we can do something, for people along their whole life course."

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3 years

ASH campaigned for over ten years for prisons to be smokefree, when over 80% of prisoners smoked. Through making smoking cessation support and e-cigarettes available, smokefree prisons are a success story.

Smoking ban in Scottish jails hailed a success by scientists

The report, part of the Tobacco In Prisons research project, found jails didn’t see a rise in mental health medication after the ban.

www.dailyrecord.co.uk

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3 years

2/3rds of children who try smoking go on to become daily smokers. For every 3 young smokers, only 1 will quit, and 1 will die from tobacco-related causes. It’s time for the government to end smoking. 🆕 Recommendations from the APPG on Smoking & Health:

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A new study by academics at UCL has found that a disposable vapes ban [intended to prevent youth vaping] would also affect 2.6 million adults across Great Britain: 1.2 million of whom smoke and a further 744,000 who have previously.

Disposable vapes ban ‘could lead to relapse in people trying to quit smoking’

Study suggests proposal to prevent uptake by children in UK may discourage use of e-cigarettes instead of tobacco among adults

www.theguardian.com

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🧵A reminder of some of the health leaders who gave evidence at the T&V Bill Committee. Professor Chris Whitty ( @CMO_England ): "All of us as doctors have seen so many people from all stages of life [...] who wish they can stop, but cannot, because their choice has been removed."

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2 years

The #KhanReview recommendations for #MakingSmokingObsolete have just been published and here are the highlights. There are 15 recommendations in all, but four "must-do"s if the Government is to deliver a #Smokefree2030

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🆕Health campaigners, doctors, local councillors, academics, NHS leaders and survivors of smoking from across England have come together to welcome the government’s legislative plans to create a smokefree generation in today’s King’s Speech.

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Meta-analysis finds public smoking bans have not increased the exposure of children to secondhand smoke (SHS) at home. This counters the tobacco industry's 'displacement hypothesis' that smokefree laws could increase exposure to SHS in the home.

Impact of public smoking bans on children’s exposure to tobacco smoke at home: a systematic review...

Backround Meta-analysis of the impact of public smoking bans on children’s exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure at home. Methods The electronic databases of PubMed, Web of Science, PsycINFo,...

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England in 2017 had 1.6 million fewer smokers than in 2011, a huge decline over just 6 years. Great progress overall!

Around 1.6 million fewer adult smokers in England in six years - NHS England Digital

The number of adult smokers in England has dropped by around 1.6m between 2011 and 2017, official figures released by NHS Digital, Public Health England and the Office for National Statistics (ONS)...

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Today marks 14 years since enclosed public places and workplaces in England went #smokefree . There were 1200 fewer emergency admissions to hospital for heart attacks in the following twelve months.

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It's here! Happy #NoSmokingDay 2021. With the news that smokers who quit for 6 weeks or more are happier than those who carry on smoking, why not make today the day to quit? 👇See below for tips on how to make your quit attempt today as stress-free as possible!

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Congratulations @LindaBauld !🎉

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Vaping better than NRT for quitting smoking, report reveals

Vaping best for quitting smoking, report reveals

Vaping is better than nicotine replacement therapy for stopping smoking, a new report reveals. Public Health England’s (PHE) seventh independent report on vaping in England, carried out by research...

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Today’s @guardian reveals that firm co-run by @BorisJohnson campaign manager Mark Fullbrook lobbies for Marlboro’ makers PMI: ASH calls on govt to publish Prevention Green Paper!

Boris Johnson campaign chief's firm lobbied councils for tobacco firm

Mark Fullbrook’s CTFP wrote to councillors before announcement of anti-smoking plan

www.theguardian.com

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Some media are also reporting that vapers face additional risks from #coronavirus . The evidence for this is far less clear. Smokers who have switched to vaping should be reassured that this is better for them than smoking. See our ecig briefing #COVID19

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As the General Election is announced, the #SmokefreeGeneration vision is at a critical moment. Every day in the UK, 350 young adults aged between 18 and 25 start smoking regularly. It is vital that the Tobacco and Vapes Bill is passed before Parliament ends. @rishisunak

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ASH Deputy Chief Executive @HazelCheeseman on why the latest findings [that 39% of smokers think vaping is as/more harmful than smoking] are so concerning.

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6 years

Canada could become the first country in the world to require cigarette manufacturers to include written health warnings on individual cigarettes. This would be a bold step forwards!

Cancer warning on every cigarette? Canada's considering it

Canada could soon become the first country in the world to require cigarette manufacturers to include warnings about the dangers of tobacco on individual cigarettes.

www.ctvnews.ca

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🆕ASH, @OHA_updates and @UK_AHA have collaborated on a new report on action to limit the impact of health harming industries who produce tobacco, alcohol and unhealthy food and drinks. These industries profit while the UK economy and public finances pay.

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2 years

The #KhanReview sets out a bold plan for making smoking obsolete. The Government must heed his warning that unless his "must-do"s are in the forthcoming Tobacco Control Plan, it won’t deliver on its #Smokefree2030 pledge. #TheHarmStopsHere

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New analysis suggests that the so-called 'gateway' theory of vaping isn’t correct, and that the real reason for the association may be that teens who start vaping are the same ones who are likely to try smoking.

Vaping probably isn’t a gateway to smoking

Trends in cigarette and e-cigarette use among 16 to 24-year-olds in England suggest that vaping doesn’t encourage more young people to start smoking

www.newscientist.com

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3 years

The study is the largest ever investigation into the effects of stopping smoking on MS — and shows that it is never too late for those with MS to quit smoking.

Research finds quitting smoking can slow progression of Multiple Sclerosis | Charity Today News

Previous studies have shown that smoking can make MS worse. It’s associated with a faster accumulation of disability and could accelerate the transition from

www.charitytoday.co.uk

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ASH Deputy Chief Executive @HazelCheeseman on today’s news. “Alongside a package of support to help those who already smoke to quit, this will really set us on the path to achieve that [Smokefree 2030] ambition.”

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5 years

. @robertjwest on #vaping : “Whatever harms there might be from vaping e-cigarettes, regulated products in the EU, then it’s going to be nothing like as harmful as smoking.” Watch the full roundtable discussion on UK perspectives on #vaping @ucl #ecigs

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5 years

E-cigs are the most popular & effective quitting aid and vapers should not be scared into switching back to smoking tobacco

British vapers are safe, claim health experts after deaths in US

Outbreak of respiratory disease in the US, where five people have died, is blamed on lax controls and illicit fluid

www.theguardian.com

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5 years

“We still have over 70,000 deaths in England due to smoking and we really need to accelerate our progress and make sure that by 2030 we have a smokefree generation” - Ann McNeill from @KingsCollegeLon supports the #Smokefree2030 Fund to make Big Tobacco pay for the damage it does

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4 years

#OnThisDay 400 years ago, King James I banned the growing of tobacco in Britain. His treatise 'A Counterblaste to Tobacco' — where he describes smoking as 'harmful to the brain' and 'dangerous to the lungs' — is thought to be one of the earliest anti-tobacco publications.

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#ActOnTobacco @matthancock @brineminister Leading Drs, health charities and public health professionals support crossparty political call for tougher regulation and levy on Big Tobacco to end smoking

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6 years

End of smoking could be in sight if Govt #ActOnTobacco and adopt recommendations of new report by influential crossparty MPs and Peers. Big Tobacco must be made to pay to deliver a smokefree generation. See report

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7 years

ASH & the Smoking in Pregnancy Challenge Group have launched a new report on maternity workforce training today:

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5 years

ASH CEO Deborah Arnott on US vape deaths: “We are not seeing the sort of problems they are seeing in America. This is an acute outbreak. It’s not due to chronic vaping.” Watch the full roundtable discussion on UK perspectives on #vaping #ecigs #health

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1 year

“Although smoking costs the NHS well over £2 billion a year, the biggest benefit [will be] in reductions in spending on social security and social care due to smoking, which together amount to more than double the cost of smoking to the NHS.”

Switching to vapes ‘could save NHS more than half a billion a year’, study says

Researchers suggest the swap would also reduce smoking-related hospital admissions by 13%.

www.independent.co.uk

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2 years

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 A new law has come into effect today, meaning people can no longer smoke within 15 metres of a hospital building in Scotland. The new law is part of Scottish Government plans to have a tobacco free Scotland by 2034.

New law banning smoking around hospital buildings comes into force today

The new rule supports the voluntary smoke-free hospital grounds policy first introduced in 2015, and anyone found to be smoking within 15 metres of a hospital building could face an on the spot fine...

www.glasgowlive.co.uk

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8 months

Using e-cigarettes or nicotine patches while pregnant does not harm the mother or baby, new research shows.

Vapes do not harm pregnant women or their baby, study finds

The use of e-cigarettes and nicotine patches is not found to be associated with any birth defects

www.telegraph.co.uk

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2 years

ASH CEO Deborah Arnott quoted in today's worrying news.

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6 years

Our new fact sheet on adult use of e-cigarettes in Great Britain has been released. We estimate there are now 3.2 million vapers in Great Britain. Of current GB vapers, over half have quit smoking and 40% are current smokers who are trying to quit.

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