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Similar DNA changes found in cheek cells of both smokers and e-cigarette users

E-cigarette users with a limited smoking history experience similar DNA changes to specific cheek cells as smokers, according to new research.

21 Mar 2024 , 4 Min Article

Public health

Number of vapers in the UK is on the rise, reveals latest figures

The number of female vapers aged 16-24 who smoked on a daily basis hit its highest number since 2014.

06 Sep 2023 , 1 Min Article

Education & training

A new approach to stopping smoking

Challenge your perceptions around vaping and understand its role in smoking cessation

10 Jul 2023 , 10 Min Module

Public health

Smokers to be encouraged to swap cigarettes for vapes

One in five of all smokers in England will be provided with a vape starter kit to help them quit the habit.

11 Apr 2023 , 1 Min Article

Education & training

Helping vapers find a path to quit

Help vapers find a path to a nicotine-free life when they are ready to quit with the first NRT product licensed for this indication

06 Feb 2023 , 5 Min Module

Smoking cessation

Towards a smoke-free 2030

Could alternatives to cigarettes hold the key to a 'smoke-free' Britain?

23 Dec 2022 , 1 Min Article

Public health

Survey reveals drinking, smoking and obesity rates in England

Nearly half of adults in England drank alcohol at least once a week last year while 26 per cent were obese

15 Dec 2022 , 1 Min Article

Smoking cessation

Action on Smoking and Health responds to NHS report

The charity, Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) has responded to the NHS’s 2021 report entitled ‘Smoking, Drinking and Drug Use among Young People in England’.

08 Sep 2022 , 1 Min Article

Public health

Smoking and drug-taking down but vaping up among pupils

Vaping among secondary school pupils increased to nine per cent last year from six per cent in 2018

07 Sep 2022 , 1 Min Article

Clinical

Vaping in young adults does not lead to regular smoking, claims study

The researchers estimated one in 10 teenagers who use e-cigarettes will go on to smoke consistently.

10 Mar 2022 , 1 Min Article

Asthma & COPD

Effect of second-hand nicotine vape on lungs similar to tobacco

Second-hand vape associated with bronchitic symptoms and wheeze, say researchers.

04 Feb 2022 , 1 Min Article

Smoking cessation

Pandemic sees dramatic rise in stress-related smoking

Half of smokers are stress-smoking more since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the latest research from Mintel.

14 Apr 2021 , 1 Min Article

Misperceptions causing people to reject vaping says report

Misperceptions around the risks of vaping could be causing people to turn their backs on electronic cigarettes, says PHE.

23 Feb 2021 , 1 Min Article

Smoking cessation

Look beyond NRT to help more smokers

Louise Ross of the New Nicotine Alliance says professionals should not close off new options for smokers

28 Dec 2020 , 3 Min Article

Smoking cessation

A BBC report in February that there had been two deaths potentially relating to vape products in the UK over the last year is clearly not in pandemic territory. However, it is concerning – not least because of our lack of knowledge about the specific cause of the problem.

30 Jun 2020 , 2 Min Article

Smoking cessation

Smokers at greater risk of Covid-19 says Government

Tobacco smokers "generally have an increased risk of contracting respiratory infections such as COVID-19" says the Government.

02 Jun 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Similar DNA changes found in cheek cells of both smokers and e-cigarette users

Number of vapers in the UK is on the rise, reveals latest figures