Tag Archives: respiratory disease
Smoking and Respiratory Disease
Smoking cessation is one of the most effective ways to prevent respiratory diseases and also one of the most effective treatments for people who have them. This factsheet provides an overview of the harm caused by smoking and the different types of respiratory disease. September 2020.
ASH Research Report: Asthma and smoking
This Research Report examines asthma and smoking: the causes and the consequences.
ASH Research Report: Asthma and smokingASH Research Report: Secondhand Smoke
This Research Report examines the scientific knowledge and health effects of exposure to secondhand smoke.
ASH Research Report: Secondhand SmokeRecent Posts
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 …
Tobacco and the Environment
From growing the tobacco plant to the disposal of butts and packaging, the whole life cycle of a cigarette takes …Smoking and Meningococcal Disease
Exposure to tobacco smoke via both active and passive smoking has been shown to increase the risk of developing meningococcal …
