Save the Date! Thursday 19 September, 10.30-12, we’ll be running the Swap to Stop webinar, looking at challenges, successes, launching the briefing and sharing how it’s been done to inspire others to copy! More details to follow

‘Vapes are already being used by stop smoking services and NHS support for smokers but they could be used more widely in our efforts to help the millions still smoking quit.’ Sanjay Agrawal, our special adviser on tobacco.

Read the whole thread, and use the information to encourage any sceptical colleagues to see that #vaping helps people stop smoking

Nurse hails hospital quit scheme after vape switch bbc.in/4fAxMqy

Fascinating data from ASH - note the statistic that shows that vapers tend to *decrease* the strength of their vape over time. As I found in my Stop Smoking Service, nicotine in a vape is NOT ‘highly addictive’ otherwise you’d see the opposite trend ash.org.uk/uploads/Use-of…

"Being able to include the option of the #vaping kits to help expectant parents and their families to quit is a great addition to the existing stop smoking support already available." warwickshire.gov.uk/news/article/5…

Mental health services being left behind, still… Report highlights progress in supporting smokers in the NHS to quit but mental health services are being left behind - ASH ash.org.uk/media-centre/n…

If you’ve had a #SwaptoStop vape I’d love to hear from you. Looking for a few quotes from people who’ve used the scheme. Either post here or email me [email protected]

No amount of smoking is safe during any stage of pregnancy, study finds | Euronews euronews.com/health/2024/08…

This is something we were working on back in 2016. Home care workers could be protected from secondhand smoke if patients/clients were asked to use a vape or NRT, instead of smoking, before a home visit. Would benefit client too. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39158007/

We have got to turn the tide of misinformation that puts people off trying a vape to stop smoking

Thanks @MathewEvison1 !

ASH comment on proposals to extend smokefree laws outdoors.

I recently noticed that John Lewis & Partners offer vape recycling too!

#Health experts in the #UK criticize the British Medical Association's call for stricter vape regulations, opposing a proposed #ban on non-tobacco vape flavors. #UnitedKingdom clearingtheair.eu/en/post/health…

Are you LGBTQ+ and a current or former smoker or vaper? LGBT HERO and Stop Smoking London need your help to develop an exciting new campaign.

Always good to hear ⁦Ann McNeill⁩ talk Tobacco Harm Reduction: A Deep Dive with Professor Ann McNeill alcoholfree.com/listen/podcast…

Smoking is the UK’s biggest cause of cancer, disease and death. Over 125,000 people have died in the NE since the year 2000 from tobacco. Watch our Director Ailsa Rutter OBE on BBC Look North on the need for evidence-based national action 🔽 bit.ly/4ea2Pb8

A comprehensive scientific review has identified #varenicline cytisine, and nicotine e-cigarettes as the most effective strategies for #quitting smoking, especially when combined with behavioral support. scienceblog.com/547517/top-3-m…

A range of new jobs related to reducing smoking rates in the NorthWest Wirral Council | Current Vacancies ats-wirraljobs.jgp.co.uk/vacancies