On average, smokers in England need care when they are 63, ten years sooner than non-smokers. 1.5 million people need help with everyday tasks, such as dressing, walking across a room and using the toilet due to smoking.
Read MoreWe're encouraging smokers to put quit for a brighter future. New evidence published today shows that smokers who quit for 6 weeks or more are happier than those who carry on smoking. Reductions in anxiety and depression in those who quit smoking are found to be at least as great as from taking anti-depressants.
Read MoreSmoking or exposure to secondhand smoke during pregnancy is responsible for an increased rate of stillbirth, miscarriage and birth defects. This new report sets out a number of recommendations needed to make every pregnancy smokefree.
Read MoreStop smoking services have adapted quickly to the COVID-19 pandemic: offering remote support to smokers, filling in for NHS providers, and undertaking communication specifically about smoking and the pandemic.
Read MoreThe findings raise concerns that non-smokers are unaware that smoking cannabis carries similar health risks to tobacco.
Read MoreMost psychiatrists and mental health nurses feel their training and education has ill-equipped them to support their patients to quit smoking. New report from ASH.
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Read MoreASH Fact Sheets contain information and statistics on a variety of tobacco-related topics.
The ASH Briefings provide supporting evidence for a range of tobacco control measures.
ASH's reports and submissions.
A reference guide to tobacco related legislation, policy and voluntary agreements.
This page reveals the tobacco industry's shady actions and unsupported claims.
Comprehensive bans on tobacco advertising and promotion are essential for effective tobacco control policies.
Smoking accounts for over half of the difference in risk of premature death between social classes.
Taxing tobacco and initiatives that tackle tobacco smuggling are important levers to reduce smoking and protect public health.
Providing stop smoking support is a highly cost effective measure to improve public health.
The best way to reduce youth smoking is through comprehensive tobacco control measures that apply to the whole population.
Standardised packaging and large visual health warnings help reduce the appeal of smoking.
There is no safe level of exposure to tobacco smoke. Smokefree laws help protect people from health hazards caused by inhaling secondhand smoke.
ASH campaigns for harm reduction and product regulation at both the UK and EU level as part of a long-term strategy.
This toolkit provides Information and data about smoking and tobacco control at the local level, including a digest of public opinion.
ASH provides the secretariat for the All Party Parliamentary Group on Smoking and Health.
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