Organisation: Action on Smoking and Health

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

business

British American Tobacco upbeat on vapour sales

British American Tobacco has forecast that sales of its vapour products will double to £1bn (€1.12bn) next year, as the UK parliament opened an inquiry to establish the health and economic impact of electronic cigarettes.

world

E-cigarettes not encouraging new smokers

world

'Sultry and glamorous' e-cigarettes advert banned from UK TV

news

Study finds ‘vaping’ can help smokers cut down

world

WHO wants indoor ban on e-cigarettes

general

Third Age: Reflection on my life as a smoker

You know it's time to quit when your cigarette box tells you

Talking cigarette packets have been created to combat smoking.

Tue, 02 Jul, 2013

Religious campaign criticised for attitude to smoking

A religious campaign in Australia has been criticised for playing down the effects of smoking with billboards outside churches saying: “Smoking won’t kill you in the next life. Sin will.”

Mon, 15 Oct, 2012

UK launches consultation on plans to strip cigarette packets of all branding

Cigarette packets in the UK could be stripped of all logos and feature just one huge health warning, according to new plans.

Mon, 16 Apr, 2012

New Zealand 'should aim to be smoke-free by 2025'

New Zealand should severely limit the import and use of tobacco and aim to become a smoke-free nation by 2025, a parliamentary committee recommended today.

Wed, 03 Nov, 2010

UK set to ban cigarette machines

Cigarette vending machines could soon be a thing of the past in the UK after MPs agreed to ban them.

Tue, 13 Oct, 2009

Price hike won’t deter smokers

SO Brian Cowen gave in to Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) and their fanatical anti-smokers by adding 30 cent to the price of cigarettes.

Sat, 08 Dec, 2007

Anti-smoking campaigners attack plans for 'safer' cigarettes

Anti-smoking campaigners today said plans by one of the world’s largest tobacco companies to launch so-called “safer” cigarettes could cost hundreds of thousands of lives.

Sun, 06 Nov, 2005

More children trying cigarettes - study

According to figures released today, one in six 11-year-old children smoke.

Tue, 09 Aug, 2005

British MPs briefed on smoking ban's success

A group of British politicians arrived in Dublin tonight to investigate the success of the ban on smoking in public places.

Wed, 06 Oct, 2004

Pubs in Britain volunteer for ban on smoking

A LARGE British pub chain announced significant steps towards a ban on smoking yesterday.

Mon, 26 Jul, 2004

Tobacco giant accused of luring kids to smoke

Anti-tobacco campaigners today accused a major cigarette manufacturer of adding sweet flavours to tobacco in order to get children to start smoking.

Thu, 03 Jun, 2004

Pubs to get herbal cigarettes

CIGARETTE machine vendors are to supply pubs with herbal cigarettes to survive the smoking ban.

Thu, 20 Nov, 2003

Health board pub owners criticise ban

EIGHT prominent health board members, who are publicans, have criticised the Government’s smoking ban and called for a compromise deal.

Mon, 13 Oct, 2003

Test may help smokers assess lung cancer risk

SCIENTISTS believe they may soon be able to develop a blood test for smokers to determine if they will contract lung cancer in later years.

Thu, 04 Sep, 2003

Pizza Hut serves up restaurant smoking ban

The Pizza Hut chain has announced a smoking ban in all its UK restaurants.

Mon, 18 Aug, 2003

Smokers 'boost their health by trying to quit'

Smokers who try to give up help themselves live longer even if they fail, a major study has shown.

Wed, 22 Aug, 2001