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Non-Communicable Disease Prevention Wednesday 9 March 2020, ASH Scotland together with 9 of Scotland’s biggest health charities officially lanched the campaign for action on the prevention of NCDs. Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) (such as ...

From today, Wednesday 20 May 2020, the sale of menthol flavoured cigarettes and tobacco products will be prohibited. This legislation – which stems from the EU Products Directive 2014 – ...

Smoking and Covid-19 April 2020     Key points: Smoking is well known to cause or worsen respiratory diseases and has a known negative impact on the immune system.  Smoking also involves repetitive hand-to-mouth contact ...

Following the Scottish Government’s public advice on Monday 16th March, ASH Scotland staff members have begun working from home. This move has been taken so that we can do our ...

Today, Wednesday 11th March 2020, is No Smoking Day, and ASH Scotland is taking the opportunity to celebrate the positive, and sometimes unexpected results that people can get from quitting ...

Today, ASH Scotland submitted a response to the Scottish Government’s ‘Prohibiting smoking outside hospital buildings’ consultation. This consultation seeks feedback on the implementation of the no-smoking perimeter outside hospital buildings ...

Following complaints by leading public health organisations, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has today ruled that British American Tobacco (BAT) must stop using any public Instagram accounts to promote their ...

  This week Scottish Government published the Scottish Schools Adolescent Lifestyle and Substance Use Survey (SALSUS) 2018 which shows that smoking prevalence rates amongst 13 and 15 year olds have flatlined ...

Today the Scottish Government has published its public consultation on extending the smoke-free perimeter around NHS Scotland hospital buildings. This would prohibit smoking within 15 metres of hospitals. The consultation ...

Today Scottish Government published the Scottish Health Survey 2018 which shows that smoking prevalence rates across Scotland have flat-lined and there has been a concerning increase (5%) in the number ...