This site is intended for Healthcare Professionals only

vaping

screenshot-2024-08-06-at-144133

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 Aug 2024 , 5 Min Module

vaping-woman-summary

Passive vaping increases eczema risk in children

Researchers in the US are warning that parental vaping exacerbates atopic dermatitis in children.

10 Jun 2024 , 1 Min Article

e-cigs-summary

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

vapes-cartoon

Bring in the ban

Superdrug has announced it will be banning single use vapes and aims to have stock cleared by the end of 2023.

04 Oct 2023 , 1 Min Article

screenshot-2023-07-27-at-155813

A new approach to stopping smoking

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

10 Jul 2023 , 10 Min Module

cigs 1280 x 720.jpg

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

Smoking man 1280.jpg

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

vapes.jpg

The rise of vaping in young people

E-cigs can help people give up smoking, but there appears to be a rise in vaping among younger non-smokers.

12 Sep 2022 , 1 Min Article

woman vaping.jpg

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

Vaping pupils 1280.jpg

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

vaping man summary.jpg

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

woman vaping.jpg

Smoking and vaping

Build on your learning and consider how vaping can be a factor in encouraging smoking habits in later life.

23 Apr 2021 , 5 Min Module

man smoking mask_s.jpg

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.

15 Apr 2021 , 1 Min Article

Vaping 620.jpg

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.jpg

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

Change privacy settings