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The letter also highlights the declining importance of tobacco for retailers🚭
ASH analysis shows tobacco margins of around 8.5%, compared to higher margins on other categories. As smoking rates fall, the shift away from tobacco creates shelf space for more profitable products🛒
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The latest phase of our #SmokingSurvivors campaign is back. Real stories show the serious harm smoking causes - from heart disease to cancer.
Every cigarette takes around 20 minutes off your life. Stopping reduces harm and gives life back, no matter how many times you’ve tried.
🙌Huge congratulations to Professor Ann McNeill who has been awarded a CBE for services to research into addiction and mental health. We are delighted to see Ann's lifesaving work recognised.
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The NHS has launched a free health and wellbeing quiz: the Healthy Choices Quiz. The quiz takes 5 minutes to complete and provides personalised recommendations and NHS resources to make positive changes towards a healthier life. The quiz is here: nhs.uk/hcquiz
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🎉 New Year, new start.
The latest phase of #SmokingSurvivors is back.
Real NE stories show the harm from smoking - and the huge benefits of stopping.
Every cigarette steals 20 mins of life.
Quit today and get time back.
🎉 Absolutely thrilled to see four ADPH members on this year's New Year Honours List.
Huge congratulations to our President Greg Fell OBE, Vice President @AliceWiseman11 MBE, @DPH_Lewisham Dr Catherine Mbema MBE & @drtimallison MBE!
Fantastic 👏
Season’s greetings and a Happy New Year from everyone at ASH ✨
Thank you to everyone who has supported our work this year. We look forward to 2026 - a pivotal year towards bringing in a smokefree generation and ending the harm from tobacco. See you next year🎉
Next year the Government is set to pass landmark legislation to create a smokefree generation.
Legal experts have concluded that the policy complies with EU rules, despite tobacco industry claims to the contrary.
You can read more in our blog here: ash.org.uk/media-centre/news…
🚭Local councils are driving a record expansion in stop smoking support.
NEW ASH data shows 90% now prioritise tobacco control and quit success is up 34% since 2022/23. A major step toward a smokefree future and an end to the harm from tobacco.
🚨Read more in our new report - 'Breaking New Ground' - which brings together data and insights from 84% of Local Authorities in England.
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1/2 Illegal tobacco gets children hooked and fuels crime.
Latest 2025 NE survey shows:
* 10% of tobacco smoked is illegal (£60m duty loss)
* 21% of smokers have bought it, but frequency is lowest on record
* Pubs and shops are two key sources for illegal sales
📰 Behind the headlines: This week there have been media reports that tobacco & nicotine sales are falling - but what does the data show?
New ASH blog explores the policy context and what the data can and can't tell us.
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Nicotine pouch rise driven by young men - study bbc.in/44xqakP
Baroness @RamseyjJane makes a powerful case for why the cigar lounge loophole should be closed to protect workers from the dangers of secondhand smoke 🚬💬
