Tuesday, April 11, 2023
News
Today, public health minister Neil O’Brien announced a raft of new initiatives to reduce smoking in the UK and prevent adolescents from accessing vaping products. They are designed to accelerate the government’s target of reaching smokefree status by 2030 – defined as smoking prevalence of less...
Sunday, March 19, 2023
Newsletters
Today, we are calling on our supporters, consumers of reduced risk nicotine products, and others who understand the benefits of harm reduction to act on significant threats planned by the World Health Organization (WHO) later this year. These include: A ban on all open system vaping products A ban...
Monday, February 20, 2023
News
In February, Dr Caroline Johnson MP introduced a ten minute rule bill proposal in the House of Commons to ban single use “disposable” vaping devices. It was passed without objection and will now have its second reading on 24 March. Additionally, on 11 February , the Local Government Association...
Friday, December 30, 2022
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January A very busy 2022 began with the publication of a review of heated tobacco by the Cochrane Library. It found that "heated tobacco products could benefit public health if they reduce risk and help people stop smoking normal cigarettes, without attracting people who would otherwise avoid...
Sunday, December 18, 2022
Blog
As has been widely reported , new data published last week by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveals that the smoking rate for over 18s in the UK in 2021 declined to a record low of 13.3%. The ONS described the drop in smoking numbers since the previous year’s rate of 14.0% as...
Sunday, November 27, 2022
Blog
Last month, the BBC reported that health campaigners had called on the government to close a “loophole” in how nicotine pouches are regulated to prevent under 18s from being able to buy them legally. The report referenced Action on Smoking and Health spokesperson Hazel Cheeseman asking the...
Friday, July 10, 2020
Blog
On Tuesday the Office for National Statistics – the UK government’s official agency for assessing economic and social behaviour – released their latest statistical bulletin on smoking prevalence. It made for interesting reading: The proportion of current smokers in the UK has fallen significantly...
Tuesday, March 12, 2019
Blog
Chesterfield Royal Hospital unveiled a vaping ban in 2017 which has since been rescinded In August, the government’s Science and Technology Committee produced a report detailing, amongst other recommendations, suggested policies on e-cigarette use on NHS property. Specifically dealing with mental...
Thursday, July 19, 2018
Blog
NNA Poster Authors: Stimson, Gerry; Jakes, Sarah; Harding, Jessica; Morrison, Andy; Dorn, Dave; Costall, Paddy; Salim Sartoni, Sairah; Summers, John; MacKintosh, David; Molloy, Kevin Objectives: to outline the experience of a nicotine consumer group (New Nicotine Alliance UK) in using legal...
Wednesday, June 01, 2016
Blog
Make no mistake about it, Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) are lobbying very hard to rally opposition against Lord Callanan's fatal motion, which, if it were passed, would kill the Statutory Instrument (SI) which transposes the TPD into UK law.
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