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The NHS, local government, MPs and peers stand together to commit to a smoke free future

At a parliamentary event to celebrate No Smoking Day [1], which took place on March 9, the public health minister heard leading figures from across...

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A third of smoking households in England are living in poverty with rates highest in the North

New analysis of national data commissioned by charity Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) finds that the proportion of smokers living in poverty is...

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Local council support for smokers better than pre-pandemic – but chronic funding pressures remain

Findings from Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) and Cancer Research UK’s annual national survey of local government stop smoking support [1] show...

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New Zealand to ban cigarettes for future generations

The new legislation means that anyone born after 2008 will never be able to buy tobacco products in their lifetime, as the legal smoking age will...