13th Dec 2017
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have publicly announced a new public health education campaign aimed at reducing the number of adults smoking tobacco cigarettes.This new campaign, named “Every Try Counts” has been put together to reduce smoking-related illness/disease and premature death. It is hoped that this detailed campaign plan, which includes displaying messages of support for people wanting to quit smoking being displayed in prom… Read more
20th Nov 2017
An issue regarding lack of support for people with mental
health conditions has been identified and needs to be rectified. A number of
charities and health organisations are insisting that more be actioned to help
smokers who have a mental health condition give up the harmful habit. This
extra support should, many say, include easier access and support with using e
cigarettes and other cessation options.The Mental Health and Smoking Partners… Read more
It is well known that tobacco smoking can, and is in many cases is likely to shorten a person’s life span. The flip side of this is that when a smoker gives up smoking they may be extending their life.A recent study released by a team of expert researchers from Georgetown L C Cancer Centre has estimated that as many as 6.6m smokers will extend their life if they switch from smoking to vaping. That means, if we’ve done our math right, that if you… Read more
The vaping community have known for quite some time that e cigarettes are better for you than tobacco cigarette smoking. Now the news is official as it is being backed by a government health campaign.Public Health England are the government department responsible for the Go Smoke Free legislation that has seen smoking in a number of public places, including smoking on public transport banned for good. Every year, in October, Public Health England… Read more
