Alcohol and tobacco

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Children are increasingly exposed to e-cigarettes on display in shops, and are more likely to buy from small shops

The analysis, by researchers from Imperial College London, used data from the annual ASH survey of youth vaping, collected over five years from 2018...

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Hundreds of patients quit smoking with the help of a hospital service

Health leaders in Humber and North Yorkshire have hailed the impact of a service to help hospital patients quit smoking.

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County council promises action to tackle teen vaping

Following an increase in young people experimenting with vaping, Hampshire County Council has pledged continuing support for a series of education and...

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Half of the public thinks the government is not doing enough to reduce smoking

New data published on July 19, 2023, shows that the public believes further action is needed to tackle smoking. The data is published as MPs and peers...

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Liverpool health team develops a strategy to tackle smoking

Smoking is the biggest cause of preventable death and illness in the UK. It is a key factor in people developing heart disease, strokes, cancer,...

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Impose heavier restrictions on disposable vapes to limit child use, urges committee

The government should consider bringing restrictions on packaging and marketing of vapes in line with those that apply to tobacco products to tackle a...

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Councils call for ban of disposable vapes

​Single-use vapes, such as Elf bars and Lost Mary should be banned on environmental and health grounds, councils say for the first time on July 14,...

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Nearly two-thirds of youth would stop vaping with no added sweet flavors, menthol or cooling agents

Major progress could be made in fighting the youth vaping epidemic with a complete restriction on sweet flavourings and cooling agents in both...

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Youth council writes to local MP to urge for action on vaping

Concerns about illegal vape sales to young people raised by members of Blaby District Youth Council have helped inspire legislation change at the...

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Standardised packaging on vapes reduces appeal to teenagers

Research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London and Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) has found...

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Study shows that vaping nicotine while pregnant may impact fetal development

Researchers discovered that nicotine in e-cigarettes is just as harmful during pregnancy as that in traditional cigarettes.

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‘Vaping is a fast-growing problem’: Children’s commissioner responds to government consultation

Rachel de Souza, the children’s commissioner for England, released a statement following the conclusion of the government’s consultation on youth...