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A sad death from clozapine toxicity. Please note there is a wealth of evidence-based guidance available on this issue pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/news...
Patient death prompts concerns about clozapine and smoking cessation awareness
A coroner has raised concerns about awareness of the impact of smoking reduction and cessation on clozapine levels, following the death of a patient. Deborah Lakin, assistant coroner for Worcestershir...
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From someone using the Smoke Free app: they said that on the screen where you can put a photo to motivate you to stay quit, instead of the usual pic of kids, they put a pic of the inside of the ambulance that rushed them to A&E with a racing heart. Genius!
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Ending smoking inequality: An action plan to reduce poverty and improve health - ASH
This report sets out a comprehensive strategy to tackle smoking-related inequalities and ensure disadvantaged communities benefit from progress towards a smokefree society. It supports the Smokefree A...
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Supports what many of us have seen in clinical practice! www.news-medical.net/news/2026070...
Regular exercise boosts success rates for quitting smoking
A pack-a-day smoker can spend around $14,000 a year on cigarettes, yet despite the financial and health costs, quitting remains one of the most difficult changes many people will ever attempt.
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@hjarman.bsky.social hi Holly, I’ve just listened to your great talk from the Nicotine Summit, so interesting! Thank you Louise
Excellent news on smoking in pregnancy! ash.org.uk/media-centre...
Stop smoking support helps nearly 2,000 babies avoid premature birth or low birthweight as maternal smoking reaches record low - ASH
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) is a campaigning public health charity that works to eliminate the harm caused by tobacco.
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Top tip: if you are working with someone who has a mental health condition who smokes or used to smoke, ask them if they have been for their Lung Health Check. It might save their life
@ncsct.bsky.social · 2mo agoCheck out the excellent webinar on Smoking and Mental Health on the London Tobacco Alliance’s website www.londontobaccoalliance.org.uk
Check out the excellent webinar on Smoking and Mental Health on the London Tobacco Alliance’s website www.londontobaccoalliance.org.uk
Learn more about the London Tobacco Alliance
The London Tobacco Alliance has been created to make London Smokefree by 2030. Click here to learn more about the our plans, partners and objectives.
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Jaimie and Nicola’s podcasts are always good listening podcasts.ox.ac.uk/lets-talk-e-...
Let's talk e-cigarettes, May 2026
Associate Professor Jamie Hartmann-Boyce and Associate Professor Nicola Lindson discuss the new evidence in e-cigarette research and interview Dr Jonathan Livingstone-Banks lecturer & senior researche...
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Reducing tobacco supplier profits and pricing power: Modelling the impact of a tobacco price cap and tax increase on socioeconomic inequalities in England
The tobacco industry generates substantial profits from products causing significant health and societal costs. These profits enable the industry to u…
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In a new blog, Dr Ed Beveridge, co-chair of the Mental Health and Smoking Partnership and Presidential Lead for Physical Health at @rcpsych.bsky.social, reflects on the smoking-related inequalities experienced by people with common mental health conditions and why action is needed to close the gap.
New modelling by @tcrgbath.bsky.social & @sarg-scharr.bsky.social shows the impact a polluter pays levy could have, raising up to £4.9 billion over 5 years💰 The modelling shows the policy could also prevent up to 10,000 hospital admissions & save almost 44,000 years of life over a 20 year period.
Tobacco Control Research Group@tcrgbath.bsky.social · 2mo agoA #PolluterPays levy and tobacco price cap could cut smoking deaths, reduce hospital admissions, and raise £billions in tax revenue. A new study by TCRG and @sarg-scharr.bsky.social has shown that such a scheme could have significant #PublicHealth benefits in the UK. doi.org/10.1016/j.so...
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Type 2 diabetes is rising faster than predicted in Wales. But many cases are preventable. Take simple steps today to protect your health 👇 🔗 phw.nhs.wales/knowledge-ar... Read more from our partners at @BBCNews ⬇️ 🔗 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #DiabetesPrevention #PublicHealth #Wales
Lower your risk of type 2 diabetes - Public Health Wales
One in five adults in Wales has diabetes or is on the path to it. But type 2 diabetes can often be prevented - and the first step is finding out your risk. Find out your risk It’s free and only takes ...
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Over 140 health professionals have signed an open letter calling on the Government to develop a national plan to reduce smoking that prioritises action on mental health inequalities. The signatories include leaders from charities & royal colleges, senior clinicians, academics & health professionals🧠
The letter comes as new report from ASH and the Mental Health and Smoking Partnership shows that 1.5 million people with depression and anxiety are at risk of being left without the support they need to quit smoking. 🚭
The signatories to the letter are calling on the Government to act to ensure that people with mental health conditions are not left behind in the journey towards a smokefree country. Read more here:
Over 140 health leaders call for national action as report warns 1.5 million people with depression and anxiety who smoke risk being left behind - ASH
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) is a campaigning public health charity that works to eliminate the harm caused by tobacco.
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The report calls on the Govt to publish a roadmap to a smokefree country with a plan to address smoking among people with poor mental health, alongside embedding stop smoking support into NHS Talking Therapies & a comms campaign to boost awareness of the links between smoking & poor mental health🚭
ASH and the Mental Health and Smoking Partnership have published a new report highlighting major and persistent inequalities in smoking among people with poor mental health, with smoking rates up to four times higher than in the general population. 🚭🧠 Read here: ash.org.uk/resources/vi...
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Early insights from a national scheme providing vaping devices for smoking cessation: A preliminary evaluation to inform future return‐on‐investment modelling in England
Background and aims Swap to Stop is a government scheme to promote smoking cessation. Local authorities in England were given e-cigarette (vape) starter kits to provide alongside behavioural support...
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expert reaction to the WHO report on nicotine pouches www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-react...
expert reaction to the WHO report on nicotine pouches | Science Media Centre
Scientists comment on the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) report on nicotine pouches. Dr Jamie Hartmann-Boyce, Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management, University of Massachusetts…
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From the Challenge Group: Regular use of vapes or NRT during pregnancy does not appear to be associated with any adverse effects in mothers or their babies. If a pregnant woman chooses to vape and if that helps her to quit smoking and stay smokefree, she should be supported to do so.
While we celebrate Sir David Attenborough’s 100 birthday, let’s congratulate all those stop-smoking advisors who have been key to reducing the number of cigarette ends being flushed into the ocean and poisoning marine life
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