Briefings

These short, referenced briefings are compiled by ASH Scotland's Information and Communications Section and are based on published research evidence.

• Smoking, alcohol and opioid dependence (March 2012) (pdf, 124kb)
• Cigarette smoking and body mass index (February 2012) (pdf, 112kb)
• Tobacco smoke drift at home (February 2012) (pdf, 106kb)
• Briefing on second-hand smoke in cars (April 2009 - updated August 2011) (pdf 70kb)
• Briefing on illicit tobacco (updated July 2011) (pdf 72kb)
• Third-hand smoke (June 2011)(pdf 86kb)
• Evidence for youth smoking prevention measures (May 2011) (pdf 71kb)
• Tobacco use, HIV and hepatitis C (May 2011) (pdf 88kb)
• Tobacco use and people with mental health problems (updated April 2011) (pdf 84kb)
• Briefing on tobacco and inequalities (March 2011)(pdf 102kb)
• Briefing on tobacco use and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities
  (March 2011) (pdf 71kb)
• Briefing on tobacco use and pregnancy (March 2011) (pdf 67kb)
• Briefing on breast-feeding, tobacco use and second-hand smoke (March 2011)(pdf 52kb)
• Briefing on e-cigarettes (updated March 2011) (pdf 76kb)
• Briefing on child exposure to second-hand smoke in the home (updated February 2011) (pdf 60 kb)
• Briefing on how smoking affects personal finances (October 2010) (pdf 59kb)
• Briefing on recent smoking cessation research (July 2010) (pdf 45kb)
• Briefing on young people and tobacco (March 2010) (pdf 262kb)
• Briefing on tobacco and oral health (November 2009) (pdf 58kb)
• Briefing on women and tobacco (May 2008) (pdf 50kb)
• Briefing on tobacco use and minority ethnic groups (May 2008) (pdf 200 kb)
• Briefing on types of tobacco used in some minority ethnic groups
  (May 2008) (pdf 172 kb)

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