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You can read the letter here: ash.org.uk/uploads/Open-l…

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🛒

With just under a year to go until the smokefree generation takes effect, ASH CEO @HazelCheeseman has written to retailers to discuss what the policy means for businesses and highlight the long-term benefits of the policy for retailers and for children’s health.

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.

As a longstanding co-chair of the Mental Health & Smoking Partnership and leading expert on tobacco and nicotine, Ann has played a pivotal role in ensuring that people get the support they need to quit smoking and the most vulnerable are not left behind.

🙌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. 👇 kcl.ac.uk/news/colleague…

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

🎉 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🎉

You can read more in our blog here: ash.org.uk/media-centre/n…

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.

🚨Read more in our new report - 'Breaking New Ground' - which brings together data and insights from 84% of Local Authorities in England. ash.org.uk/uploads/ASH_Br…

🚭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.

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. 👇 ash.org.uk/media-centre/n…

Nicotine pouch rise driven by young men - study bbc.in/44xqakP

You can watch a clip of the speech here:

Baroness @RamseyjJane makes a powerful case for why the cigar lounge loophole should be closed to protect workers from the dangers of secondhand smoke 🚬💬