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Tobacco and Ethnic Minorities
Smoking rates vary considerably between ethnic groups and within groups they vary by gender. August 2019.
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 growing and consumption have become concentrated in the developing world where the health, economic, and environmental burden is heaviest and likely to increase. July 2019.
Recent Posts
ASH at 50: Nearly 8 million lives in the UK lost due to tobacco since 1971
A new analysis to mark the 50th anniversary of ASH finds that smoking killed nearly 8 million people in the …MHRA enhanced guidance on medical licensing for e-cigs welcomed by health leaders, clinicians and tobacco experts
The updated guidance for e-cigarette firms seeking a medicinal licence for their products published today by the Medicines and Healthcare …Budget a small step forward for tobacco but still not enough
Tobacco duties In line with the escalator duty rates on all tobacco products will increase by 2% above (RPI) and …Ending smoking in the UK would increase the number of UK jobs by nearly half a million
23rd October 2021 New analysis of national statistics [1] published in advance of the Budget and Spending Review on Wednesday …
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) and SPECTRUM representation to HM Treasury’s Spending Review (SR21) and Budget
In September 2021, ASH and SPECTRUM, a public health research consortium of academics from 10 UK universities and partner organisations …
