As we know, the best choice any smoker can make is to give up tobacco and nicotine products altogether. For those that don’t, switching completely to innovative smoke-free alternatives is a better choice than continuing to smoke.
The problem for those that don’t quit this Stoptober is finding a satisfying alternative. Over half (58 per...
Work to stub out illegal tobacco sales in Devon is being highlighted next week.
Devon, Somerset and Torbay Trading Standards Service is visiting Green Lanes Shopping Centre in Barnstaple on Thursday 30 August between 10am and 5pm to let residents know about the real harm caused by illegal tobacco and how residents can help to prevent its supply.
Plain tobacco packaging may reduce the likelihood of smokers seeking to obtain cigarettes by almost 10% compared to branded packs, according to research from the Universities of Exeter and Bristol.
The findings come amidst debate over whether a law introducing plain cigarette packaging in England and Wales could come into force in 2016. Last month ministers said MPs would be asked to...
New research reveals that poisons in tobacco smoke break down the body’s main systems, damaging bones, muscles, brain, teeth and eyes.
Public Health England (PHE) have launched a powerful new campaign to highlight how smoking damages the body and causes a slow and steady decline in a process similar to rotting.
The campaign starts as a new expert review commissioned by Public...
People in Plymouth who want to kick the smoking habit in the New Year are being asked to get into another habit instead.
Smokers who intend to use electronic cigarettes to help them with their New Year’s resolution are being reminded to get rid of the cartridge or batteries responsibly.
Cabinet member for the Environment Councillor Brian Vincent said: “We keep an eye on what...
Brits could add 4,700 years to their lives and £34.5 million to their wallets.
People in Plymouth have joined nearly a quarter of a million people across England and Wales in turning their back on cigarettes this month to reap the financial, social and health benefits from taking part in the mass 28-day stop smoking challenge, Stoptober.
