Hazel Cheeseman
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Chief Executive at Action on Smoking and Health (ASH). All views are my own.
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To reduce smoking harms, there is an urgent need to correct misperceptions about the risks of vaping
Despite substantial evidence that vaping exposes users to much lower levels of toxicants than smoking,[1] most adults in Britain who smoke believe vaping is equally or more harmful.[2,3] This widespread misperception is not just an issue of misinformation – it has important implications for public health. Evidence suggests it can prevent people from switching completely from smoking to vaping,[1,4,5] resulting in more disease, disability, and premature death.
‘Stopping the start’: support for proposed tobacco control policies - a population-based survey in Great Britain 2021-2023
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‘Stopping the start’: support for proposed tobacco control policies - a population-based survey in Great Britain 2021-2023
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Changing awareness and sources of tobacco and e-cigarettes among children and adolescents in Great Britain
Sources of e-cigarettes among current e-cigarette users Overall, 12.3% of participants who used e-cigarettes bought them from supermarkets, 42.8% from small shops, 16.8% online and 55.3% acquired them from other sources (table 4). In the adjusted logistic regression, there was some evidence that sources of e-cigarettes changed over the survey years.
Changing awareness and sources of tobacco and e-cigarettes among children and adolescents in Great Britain
Methods Data were taken from an annual cross-sectional survey of adolescents (11–18 years), the Action on Smoking and Health Smokefree Great Britain Youth Survey, 2018–2022. This online survey has been run by YouGov since 2013, which invites a random sample of parents of 11–18 year-olds from their membership panel to participate by email each year. Informed consent from both the parent and the child was given before the adolescent completed the questionnaire.
Smoking in social housing among adults in England, 2015-2020: a nationally representative survey
Discussion This study extends the existing evidence base on smoking in social housing in England. Results showed adults who live in social housing remain more likely to smoke, with living in social housing particularly strongly linked to being a smoker in middle-aged and older adults and women.
Smokers who have not tried alternative nicotine products: a 2019 survey of adults in Great Britain
Abstract Aims Switching from smoking to using nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) or heated tobacco products can reduce tobacco-related health risks. However, not all smokers in Great Britain have tried these products. This study aimed to identify and describe smokers who have never tried alternative nicotine products. Methods We analysed cross-sectional survey data of smokers (n = 1777) from a representative adult sample from Great Britain.
Finding smoking hot‐spots: a cross‐sectional survey of smoking patterns by housing tenure in England
Abstract Aims To examine smoking prevalence, motivation and attempts to stop smoking, markers of cigarette addiction and success in quit attempts of people living in social housing in England compared with other housing tenures. Design and setting A large cross‐sectional survey of a representative sample of the English population conducted between January 2015 and October 2017. Participants A total of 57 522 adults (aged ≥ 16 years).
Finding smoking hotspots: a cross sectional survey of smoking patterns by housing tenure in England
The full text of this article hosted at iucr.org is unavailable due to technical difficulties. Research Report Finding smoking hotspots: a cross sectional survey of smoking patterns by housing tenure in England Sarah E. Jackson Corresponding Author E-mail address: s.e.jackson@ucl.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5658-6168 Department of Behavioural Science and Health, University College London, , London, UK These authors contributed equally.
Shifting culture and taking action to reduce smoking and premature death among people with a mental health condition
The fulltext of this document has been downloaded 57 times since 2016 Smoking is the largest cause of preventable death in England. In 2013, smoking was responsible for over 78,000 deaths, 17 per cent of all deaths in adults aged 35 and over that year (Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC), 2015). Around one in four people in England experience a mental health condition in any one year, most commonly anxiety and depression (APMS, 2007).
Shifting culture and taking action to reduce smoking and premature death among people with a mental health condition
The fulltext of this document has been downloaded 71 times since 2016 Smoking is the largest cause of preventable death in England. In 2013, smoking was responsible for over 78,000 deaths, 17 per cent of all deaths in adults aged 35 and over that year (Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC), 2015). Around one in four people in England experience a mental health condition in any one year, most commonly anxiety and depression (APMS, 2007).
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