New data shows 3.3 million ex-smokers used vapes to quit, but youth regulation still urgently needed, says charity
New data from Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) shows daily vaping among adults has overtaken daily smoking in Britain for the first time, with 3.3 million vape users saying they are ex-smokers. At the same time over a million 11-17 year olds say they have tried vaping. The data highlights both the success of vaping as a quit aid and the urgent need to reduce youth uptake.
Smoking pushes 417,000 UK households into poverty, including 137,000 children, new analysis shows
New analysis by Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) finds that spending on tobacco is driving hundreds of thousands of families into poverty and deepening financial hardship for nearly a million more households already in poverty and struggling to make ends meet.
Stop smoking support helps nearly 2,000 babies avoid premature birth or low birthweight as maternal smoking reaches record low
New analysis by Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) estimates that since 2020, accelerated declines in maternal smoking have helped prevent nearly 2,000 babies from being born preterm or with low birthweight, as well as 70 cases of stillbirth, neonatal death and sudden infant death.
