Alcohol and tobacco

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Eliminating tobacco smoking could save millions of lives, study shows

Life expectancy could increase if the global decline in smoking is accelerated, according to a study published in The Lancet Public Health journal. It...

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Welsh health organisation champions tobacco bill to help reduce deaths related to smoking

Analysis from Public Health Wales has revealed that an average of 3,845 deaths in Wales in 2022 were due to smoking. Between 2020 and 2022, more than...

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Government urged to address the rise in vaping among young children

Children buying vapes at school is a key concern for parents and teachers, as children as young as eight years old are buying and selling disposable...

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Government encouraged to adopt a polluter pays levy on tobacco manufacturers

Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) has welcomed a report from IPPR’s Health Commission that sets out a vision for future health policy.

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Vape experimentation could be vital to help people quit smoking

Experimenting with commercially available vapes could be important for some people’s success in giving up smoking, research has revealed.

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Vaping can affect the ability to exercise efficiently, study reveals

Young people who vape perform worse than non-vapers in tests designed to measure their exercise capacity, according to a study presented at the...

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Switching one bad habit for another?

Selvaraj Balaji discusses developing knowledge and solutions for tobacco cessation.

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The gateway to poor oral health?

Karen Coates offers advice on communicating the risks of alcohol to patients.

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Lobbying from health harming industries must be addressed, report claims

Leading public health experts are calling on members of Parliament (MPs) to protect the health of their constituents and ‘wise up’ to lobbying tactics...

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Vaping ‘epidemic’ must be addressed, says association

The British Medical Association (BMA) has called on the government to stop what it has called a “growing epidemic of vape use in the UK”.

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Adult smokers can access free vaping service in Bath and North-East Somerset

Smokers in Bath and North-East Somerset are being encouraged to swap cigarettes for vapes with a free vape kit offered by the council’s Stop Smoking...

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Smokers in Hull are replacing cigarettes with vapes in a bid to quit

Figures from SmokeFree Hull show 24 per cent of people who successfully stopped smoking with them between April 2023 and March 2024 used a vape to...