Alcohol and tobacco

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The dangers of smoking

​Smita Mehra outlines how tobacco affects oral health and offers tips on protecting teeth.

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Alcohol harm costs £27.4bn in England every year

​Research by the Institute of Alcohol Studies (IAS) has found alcohol harm costs England £27.4bn a year.

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Northern Ireland takes steps towards a smoke-free generation

Robin Swann, the health minister for Northern Ireland, has welcomed the passing of a motion to include Northern Ireland in the UK Tobacco and Vapes...

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Government will miss key levelling up targets on health inequalities, study warns

Research from City University London suggests that the government will miss key health inequalities targets, which are a cornerstone of its levelling...

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Youth vaping has plateaued while adult vaping is at an all-time high, figures reveal

Action on Smoking and Health’s (ASH) annual surveys of young people and adults have found that 11 per cent of British adults vape, up from nine per...

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Building a smokefree generation in York

​The City of York Council is helping to create a smoke-free generation in York.

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The cost of smoking is up to at least £21.8bn

Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) has published calculations by Landman Economics, which shows the estimated cost of smoking has increased from £17bn...

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Decline in cigarettes smoked per day in England is stalling

A decade-long decline in the number of cigarettes a smoker has per day has stalled, with some people actually smoking more, according to a study by...

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Young adults reduced drinking during and after pandemic

A new study finds heavy-drinking young adults decreased alcohol intake during the pandemic.

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England has the highest rate of lifetime alcohol use among 11 and 13-year-olds in Europe

Alcohol is the most commonly used substance, while vaping is now more common than cigarette smoking among young people, according to a new WHO/Europe...

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Universities and schools urged to ban alcohol industry-backed health advice

Public health experts are calling for a ban on alcohol industry-funded education programmes in UK universities and schools, which they say normalise...

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Increase in smoking among young women in more advantaged social groups

Smoking among women under 45 from more advantaged social groups in England appears to have increased over the past decade, according to a study by...