Smoking cessation

E-cigarette use increases as cigarette smoking falls, report reveals

The proportion of cigarette smokers in England fell from 14.9% in 2017 to 14.4% in 2018, according to annual figures published by NHS Digital.…

E-cigarettes have no place in pharmacy

I am one of those people who cannot tolerate the idea of people using nicotine in the long term. Louise Ross, a smoking cessation consultant, in ‘Should pharmacy sell e-cigarettes and encourage people to vape?’, suggests that e-cigarettes can be used to sustain an addiction for life…

Combination NRT linked to higher smoking quit rate than single forms

Using combination nicotine replacement therapy, such as a patch plus a gum or lozenge, can increase the chances of successfully stopping smoking by 15% to 36%, compared to using single-form therapy.…

Should pharmacy sell e-cigarettes and encourage people to vape?

A smoking cessation expert and a pharmacist share their views on whether pharmacies should stock and recommend e-cigarettes to people who want to kick their tobacco habit.…

Huge cuts to smoking cessation funding in England, survey results show

Cuts to public health grants in England have led to a 9% reduction in specialist smoking cessation services between 2017 and 2018, a survey from Action on Smoking and Health and Cancer Research UK has found.…

Regular e-cigarette use remains low in young people and stable in adults, PHE report finds

Regular use of e-cigarettes remains low among young people, with just 1.7% of those aged 11 to 18 years in England reporting at least weekly use in 2018, according to a report commissioned by Public Health England.…

Tobacco heating products may not be safer than traditional cigarettes, early stage study finds

Tobacco heating products, also known as ‘heat-not-burn’ products, can be as damaging to lung cell functioning as cigarette smoke, a study published in ERJ Open Research has found.…

E-cigarettes nearly twice as effective as nicotine-replacement therapy to stop smoking, study finds

E-cigarettes are almost twice as effective  as nicotine-replacement therapy for smoking cessation when both are accompanied by behavioural support, according to a study from researchers at Queen Mary University of London.…

Working with schools to help young people and their families stop smoking

Smoking remains the single biggest preventable cause of ill health and premature death in Wales [1] , and a significant cause of health inequality. Pembroke Dock, a town in south-west Wales, has a population of around 10,000 people. The town has a higher than average rate of …

Tobacco smoking and its potential drug interactions

Smoking and smoking cessation treatments have a pharmacological impact on some commonly used drugs and should be taken into account during the selection, introduction and cessation of medicines.…