Alcohol and tobacco

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Government urges call to smokers to make a quit attempt for no smoking day

Leading charities, including Action on Smoking and Health (ASH), Cancer Research UK and Asthma + Lung UK, are joining forces with the government to...

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Every day 350 young adults aged 18-25 start smoking regularly

Analysis for Action on Smoking Health by University College London (UCL) researchers suggests that each day in the United Kingdom approximately 350...

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Researchers awarded £2.5m to develop digital stop-smoking support for pregnant people

A University of East Anglia (UEA) research team in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences’ Addiction Research Group have been awarded a six-year...

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Health charity responds to budget decisions on tobacco and vaping

In the Spring Budget on March 6, 2024, Jeremy Hunt, the chancellor, announced that “the government is introducing a new duty on vaping and increasing...

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Are alcohol-free drinks suitable, healthy or possibly harmful for teenagers?

Research from Flinders University has revealed that parents are feeling conflicted, confused and concerned when it comes to zero-alcohol beer, wine...

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Vaping may worsen sleep quality and the mental health of young people

Vape use significantly impacts the sleep quality and anxiety levels of young adults, suggests a new study from the University of Surrey. Mindfulness...

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Senior councillors write to the prime minister to call for tobacco legislation

A senior group of councillors from across the political spectrum wrote to the prime minister on March 1, 2024, to urge him to publish the ‘Tobacco and...

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Smokers believe vaping is at least as harmful as smoking

More than half of smokers in England wrongly believe that vaping is more harmful or as harmful as smoking, according to a new study led by UCL...

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Seventy-one per cent of adults support the prime minister’s ambition to stamp out smoking

Parliamentarians across both houses urge the government to listen to the public and put the Tobacco and Vapes Bill to Parliament without further...

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Scotland reveals action plan for tackling single-use vapes

A ban on the sale and supply of single-use vapes in Scotland is due to come into effect on April 1, 2025, under proposed legislation published in...

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Study finds menthol cigarette ban would lead a lot of people to quit smoking

A new paper in Nicotine & Tobacco Research, published by Oxford University Press, finds that banning the sale of menthol cigarettes would likely lead...

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Quitting smoking at any age brings big health benefits, fast

People who quit smoking see major gains in life expectancy after just a few years, according to a new study by University of Toronto (U of T)...