Smoking Cessation

There was a 25 per cent increase in 18 to 34-year-old smokers in England.

A charity criticises the government for failing to close a loophole allowing companies to hand out free e-cigarettes to under-18s. 

A leading charity has called on the government to raise the age for tobacco sales to 21. 

Half of smokers are stress-smoking more since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the latest research from Mintel.

The products we sell in our pharmacies could make it difficult for us to help people live healthy lives, says Terry Maguire.  

Smokers who quit for six weeks or more are happier and have better mental health than those who carry on smoking, new research shows. 

The British Lung Foundation and Perrigo have launched a campaign to address air pollution.

Covid-19 boosts quit attempts but funding cuts have hit services.

An Oldham pilot is allowing hospitals to test the referral of patients to community pharmacies to continue stop smoking treatment begun in hospital.

Pharmacy teams can direct those thinking about quitting smoking to a new film, commissioned by Southend Borough Council.

Eight in 10 adults have changed their lifestyle and seven in 10 said Covid motivated them to live healthier lives.

Mental health nurses and psychiatrists are not being trained adequately to help patients give up smoking, says a charity.   

The number of smoking cessation items dispensed in England fell by over 1.5 million over a decade.

Well Pharmacy is reminding people how their local community pharmacy can help them quit smoking this Stoptober.

Stoptober 2020 returns for the ninth year with the aim of encouraging smokers to quit for the month of October and for life.

Over a million people in the UK have quit smoking since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. 

Tobacco smokers "generally have an increased risk of contracting respiratory infections such as COVID-19" says the Government.

A digital remote smoking cessation service involving independent prescribers has been launched in Kent.

Up to 450,000 smokers may be seeking support to quit for good on May 20, when a ban on menthol cigarettes comes into effect.

Local authority stop smoking services have been scaled back in recent years but pharmacists can still help.