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Two million people in England at risk of serious illness through alcohol and smoking finds study

A study has found that one in 20 people in England smoke and drink at levels that pose a risk to health, increasing their chances of serious illness.

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Report reveals 35,000 smoking-related hospital admissions are recorded in Northern Ireland per year

A report published on January 30, 2024, by Northern Ireland’s Auditor General, has concluded that the health service has made significant progress in...

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Disposable vapes banned to protect children's health

Disposable vapes will be banned in the UK as part of ambitious government plans to tackle the rise in youth vaping and protect children’s health, the...

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Banning vapes will help end the ‘smoking epidemic’, charity says

Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) has announced its support for the government’s plans to tackle the rise in young people vaping with a ban on...

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Kent funding boost to tackle smoking ‘will help save lives’

A welcome £1.9m is set to come to Kent County Council (KCC) to help residents who smoke kick the killer habit after councillors greenlighted a central...

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Ban on disposable vapes would affect one in seven young adults

A ban on disposable vapes, currently being considered by the UK Government, would affect one in seven young adults (aged 18-24) in Great Britain and...

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Trust extends support to help more pregnant families quit smoking

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has given the green light on funding for its Phoenix Team, a maternity tobacco-dependence treatment...

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E-cigarettes help pregnant smokers quit without risks to pregnancy, say researchers

Analysis of trial data on pregnant smokers, led by researchers at Queen Mary University of London, found that the regular use of nicotine replacement...

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Even nicotine-free vapes can harm the lung, study says

A new study has identified a protein that nicotine-free vape fluid increases in the lung, causing damage including oxidative stress, inflammation and...

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Council calls on the government to ban the sale of single-use disposable vapes

At December 2023’s full council meeting, councillors asked the leader of Sheffield City Council to write to the secretary of state asking for...

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Global tobacco use declining, says report

Globally there are 1.25bn adult tobacco users, according to the latest estimates in the World Health Organization (WHO) tobacco trends report released...

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More than one in four people want to reduce the amount of alcohol they drink in 2024

New research from Alcohol Change UK, the charity behind Dry January, has revealed that amongst UK adults (excluding non-drinkers), 30 per cent of men...