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South East region leads in quitting smoking in the UK

The South West is the least successful region in the UK in terms of smoking cessation  Online vape store GoSmokeFree analysed data from NHS Stop...

Say no to e-cigarettes: Vaping linked to higher risk of heart failure

Those who use e-cigarettes or vapes are also more likely to suffer from heart attacks, coronary artery disease and depression  In response to the...

Tobacco and Vapes Bill introduced to Parliament: What you need to know

Under separate environmental legislation, the sale and supply of disposable vapes will be banned in England starting from April 2025. A new bill was...

UK bans disposable vapes to tackle alarming rise in youth vaping

Official figures revealed that the number of children using vapes has tripled in the past three years. The UK government has decided to ban disposable...

Smoking-related hospital admissions in England up by nearly 5% last year

One in six of all hospital admissions for respiratory diseases in 2022-23 were estimated to be related to smoking There were an estimated 408,700...

RPS responds to DHSC’s consultation on smokefree generation and youth vaping

All tobacco products, cigarette papers and herbal smoking products should be covered in the new legislation, says RPS   The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has...