Reports
A Change in the Air
A Change in the Air presents the findings of a study of smokefree policy and practice in mental health trusts in England. The findings are principally drawn from a survey of mental health trusts conducted in the summer of 2018. The aim of this study is to describe the progress made by mental health […]
Read MoreSmoking in the home: New solutions for a Smokefree Generation
Report Smoking in the home: New solutions for a Smokefree Generation considers the impact of smoking in the home and what policy measures could be taken across all housing tenures to reduce its prevalence, with the aim of protecting children and adults and supporting healthy communities. The report calls for collaboration between […]
Read MoreSmoking in pregnancy challenge group, Review of the Challenge 2018
The Smoking in Pregnancy Challenge Group released a report on the 4th July 2018 calling for Government action to tackle smoking in pregnancy. The new report shines light on the progress towards the Government’s ambition to reduce the smoking in pregnancy rate to less than 6% by 2022 and warns that unless more is done […]
Read MoreSmokefree Skills: an assessment of maternity workforce training
This report provides an analysis of the training that midwives and obstetricians receive to address smoking in pregnant women, and what further training is needed. Smoking is a major cause of stillbirth and sudden infant death, and also leads to more babies being born with health problems and with a low birth weight. You can […]
Read MoreSmokefree: The First Ten Years
Produced to mark the tenth anniversary of smokefree legislation in England, this report looks at the shifting public attitudes towards smoking and tobacco control measures over the past decade. The report is based on ten years of data from the ASH / YouGov Smokefree England survey. Smokefree: the first ten years
Read MoreCounter Arguments – How important is tobacco to small retailers?
This report scrutinises the messages sent to small retailers by the tobacco industry and asks whether the traditional approach to selling tobacco in small shops is still in retailers’ best interests, given the ongoing decline in the market and the recent changes to how tobacco is sold. The findings in this report are drawn from two […]
Read MoreTobacco and Oral Health
This report provides an overview of the health impact of smoking and smokeless tobacco on on oral health.
Read MoreThe Stolen Years
People with mental health conditions die on average 10-20 years earlier than the general population and smoking is the single largest factor accounting for this difference Around one third of adult tobacco consumption is by people with a current mental health condition with smoking rates more than double that of the general population The Stolen […]
Read MoreSmoking Cessation in Pregnancy: A review of the Challenge
In March 2012 the then Public Health Minister set a challenge to the public health community to identify how progress could be made to further reduce the number of women who smoke during pregnancy. The Challenge Group was therefore established. It is a collaboration of charities, academia and Royal Colleges who pooled their expertise to publish a report in […]
Read MoreSmoking Still Kills
The five-year strategy set out in the Government’s previous Tobacco Control Plan for England came to an end in 2015. Smoking Still Kills (released in June 2015) proposed new targets for a renewed national strategy to accelerate the decline in smoking prevalence over the next decade. The report set out short-term objectives and longer term aims […]
Read MoreASH Research Report: Asthma and smoking
This Research Report examines asthma and smoking: the causes and the consequences.
Read MoreASH Research Report: Secondhand Smoke
This Research Report examines the scientific knowledge and health effects of exposure to secondhand smoke.
Read MoreASH Research Report: Impact of Secondhand smoke on Children
Although children’s exposure to secondhand smoke in the UK has fallen, around 4 million people still smoke in the presence of children. Educational campaigns are needed to raise awareness of the harmful effects of secondhand smoke on children. Download the report here.
Read MoreASH Research Report: Smoking and Peripheral Arterial Disease
This research report reviews the health consequences of Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) and reveals that quitting smoking is the best form of treatment. PAD is a type of vascular disease that affects the arteries. Smoking is the most important preventable risk factor for peripheral arterial disease. December 2017.
Read MoreSmoking Cessation in Pregnancy – A call to action
Smoking during pregnancy causes up to 2,200 premature births, 5,000 miscarriages and 300 perinatal deaths every year in the UK. This report, by a coalition of baby charities, campaigners, leading academics and health experts, outlines recommendations for commissioners, providers, royal colleges, government bodies, training organisations and third sector organisations.
Read MoreRecent Posts
ASH welcomes Government commitment to finish the job and end smoking by 2030
The publication today of the Government’s Prevention Green Paper [1] with a commitment to finish the job and have England …Bob Blackman MP, chair of APPG on Smoking and Health, welcomes Government ambition for England to be smoke-free by 2030
22nd July 2019 The Chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Smoking and Health, Bob Blackman MP, is …
Smoking and Dementia
Smoking is ranked third among 9 modifiable risk factors for dementia and is linked to an estimated 14% of cases of …
Tobacco and the Developing World
Around 1.1 billion people aged 15 and over smoke, with 80% living in LMICs (low and middle income countries). Tobacco …Regional press releases: support for government action to reduce smoking
See below for regional press releases on the latest national smoking prevalence data and ASH’s Smokefree GB Survey of public …
