Disposable (single-use) vapes are set to be banned in the UK, following an announcement from Prime Minister Rishi Sunak today. The ruling follows a UK-wide consultation launched by the UK Department of Health and Social Care on smoking and vaping, which ran from 12 October – 6 December, 2023....
Cancer Focus Northern Ireland has responded to the Consultation on a Smokefree Generation, an eight-week, UK-wide consultation on tobacco and vaping. The consultation represents an opportunity to help protect future generations from the harms of tobacco and to increase regulations on vaping devices....
The latest NI Health Survey shows that the number of adults smoking continues to decrease. In 2021/2022, 17% of adults smoked in Northern Ireland; it now is 14%. However the use of e-cigarettes, or vaping devices, has grown by 2%. In 2021/2022, 7% of adults reported using an e-cigarette; in 2022/202...
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH NI), a subcommittee of Cancer Focus NI, has today launched their manifesto and vision for a smokefree Northern Ireland by 2035. The ambitious manifesto advocates for a new comprehensive Tobacco Control Strategy, including smoking prevention programmes available to c...
Cancer Focus Northern Ireland welcomes the publishing of the end of term review for the Tobacco Control Strategy for NI which notes some key gains for local people over the past decade. Welcoming the news that overall, there has been a decrease in smoking prevalence, the charity is pleased to see th...
