Smoking rates in people suffering from mental health problems are very high. While the number of people in general still smoking has steadily fallen to an all-time low of 14.5% in the United Kingdom, the percentage of mental health sufferers still smoking is much higher. Researchers at Dartmouth University’s Geisel School of Medicine think electronic […]
“Anecdotal reports from teachers suggest that underage vaping is becoming increasingly common,” reports the Times Educational Supplement, a newspaper for educators. Research from Action on Smoking and Health suggests it isn’t a widespread issue, and researchers at University College London believe those who do vape aren’t at risk of smoking later in life. What did […]
Dr Sharon Cox pushes the government of the United Kingdom to do more to promote vaping and tobacco harm reduction to help the UK achieve a smoke free future. Dr Sharon Cox works as a Senior Research Fellow in Behavioural Science with the Tobacco and Alcohol Research Group at University College London. Her expertise in […]
Nicotine is frequently attacked in the press and by campaigners with a vested interest. Because of its links to smoking, people who are morally opposed to vaping have used nicotine to sleight tobacco harm reduction. The latest research reveals new nicotine benefits for the chemical compound which will be useful to combat the anti-nicotine / […]
Asthma + Lung UK has released a position statement about vaping and reducing smoking for the first time since Asthma UK merged with the British Lung Foundation in 2020. The merger took place to save £2 million a year in running costs and became the Asthma UK and British Lung Foundation Partnership – going by […]
