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Action on Smoking and Health. Follow for the latest tobacco and smoking news. Links/RTs ≠ endorsements. Receive ASH Daily News at https://t.co/zdCoQo6x5C
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Smoking is a key risk factor for CVD. This excellent briefing from @thekingsfund.bsky.social sets out the case for action at each level of the system. 👇.
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is responsible for 25% of UK premature deaths. Up to 80% of these deaths are preventable. It’s estimated that the burden of CVD costs £29 billion each year. But CVD prevention is not currently being prioritised by government at the scale needed.
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New ASH data shows vaping in GB has stalled & myths about harm keep growing - putting public health at risk and failing to protect youth. Read our new blog:
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RT @DentalNJournal: The latest data from @AshOrgUK has highlighted a lack of progress in the reduction of vape use among young people. Fin….
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📢 New factsheet from the 2025 ASH Survey on vaping among 11–17-yrs in GB: .🔹20% have tried vaping – unchanged since 2023 .🔹 7% currently vape; 40% of them daily .🔹 63% now see vaping as as harmful or more harmful than smoking . Link below👇.
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RT @FreshSmokeFree: 1/2 Myths about vaping are keeping people trapped in smoking. New @AshOrgUK data shows adult vaping rates have stalled….
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Public misperceptions about the relative risks of vaping vs smoking is soaring, and this is likely to be a barrier to adults who smoke trying out vapes as a quit aid. 2/3
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🚨New vaping data published today🚨 .Vaping has stalled in adults and children. What does this mean? .➡️More needed to reduce use by teens. ➡️ But also potential underuse by adults smokers as effective quit aid. 1/3
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RT @DrSarahEJackson: New commentary with @AshOrgUK's @HazelCheeseman, @jamiebrown10 and Katie East:. To reduce smoking harms, there is an u….
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Disappointing, but not surprising, to see industry exploit a glaring loophole in the regulations with new flavoured cigarillo products.We are urging the UK Gov to: .1️⃣Extend standardised packaging to include cigarillos 2️⃣Classify cigarillos as factory made cigarettes.
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Each year, thousands of people in our communities are harmed by the three big killers - tobacco, alcohol and unhealthy food and drink. We've been working with GM & HNY ICBs to map out a regional coherent approach, learning from tobacco.
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🚭Discover the impact of smokefree legislation since 2007. Our latest briefing with @SPECTRUMRes reveals 18 years of evidence: rising public support, health gains, and economic benefits. 👇.
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ASH CEO Hazel Cheeseman responds to the 10 Year Health Plan for England and calls on the government to prioritise legislation to create a smokefree generation.
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👀Our new evidence summary with @SPECTRUMRes shows significant health benefits, limited evidence of economic harms and widespread compliance and public support. (2/2).
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🎊Today England's Smokefree laws are 18 years old🎊 . This landmark legislation has led to significant health benefits by reducing exposure to second-hand smoke. 🚭 .But more needs to be done to protect everyone from tobacco smoke exposure. (1/2).
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It took a raft of comprehensive measures on marketing, price & availability to bring down smoking rates - the same approach is needed to tackle alcohol harm. There's a strong association between alcohol & smoking so restricting alcohol ads could have wider benefits for health.
Alcohol advertising faces a ban under public health measures being considered for the ten-year plan for the NHS
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