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[UK] NHS staff smokers cost health service £200m a year with cigarette breaks and sick days, report finds
There are more than 73,000 smokers among the 1.2 million NHS employees in England and the lost working hours from their combined smoking breaks add up to £99m a year, the Royal College of Physicians’ tobacco advisory group has said. Though smoking break
Jun 26, 2018
The Independent (uk)
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Jun 26, 2018 21:25
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[UK] Help smokers quit, doctors tell hospitals
The NHS’s failure to help smokers quit is “as negligent as not treating cancer”, top doctors say. Every smoker who goes into hospital should be treated for tobacco dependency alongside any other ailments, according to a report by the Royal College of Ph
Jun 26, 2018
Times Of London (uk)
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Jun 26, 2018 21:22
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[UK] Hiding in plain sight: Treating tobacco dependency in the NHS
The principle of justice requires that we offer smokers help to quit smoking; failure to so implies that smokers’ health is less important than that of other patients. Failing to provide help to quit smoking while delivering other similarly or less cost
Jun 26, 2018
Royal College of Physicians (uk)
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Jun 26, 2018 21:21
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[Australia] Anti-smoking advocates urge governments to plug gaps in smoke-free laws
Heart Foundation and Quit Victoria are urging all employers, especially those whose staff work outdoors, to follow Eastlink's lead and introduce smoke-free policies and state governments to plug gaps in existing smoke-free legislation, which leave many p
Jun 27, 2018
Sydney Morning Herald (au)
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Jun 26, 2018 21:10
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[China] New York Confronts Rampant Smoking Among Chinese Men
Reflecting a global trend, Chinese men in New York City smoke at much higher rates than men or women in any other ethnic group — and deaths from lung cancer among them have soared. As a result, the city’s health department launched a public service ad ca
Jun 22, 2018
New York Times
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Jun 24, 2018 16:15
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[UK] Associations between tobacco control mass media campaign expenditure and smoking prevalence and quitting in England: a time series analysis [FREE FULL TEXT]
Conclusion Between 2008 and 2016, higher monthly expenditure on tobacco control mass media campaigns in England was associated with higher quit success rates.
Jun 22, 2018
Tobacco Control
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Jun 22, 2018 18:19
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A Conceptual Framework for Understanding Multiple Tobacco Product Use and the Impact of Regulatory Action
MTP) use and how regulatory actions on any single tobacco product (STP) may influence the use of other tobacco products. We conclude our analysis by providing research questions for further examining MTP use.
Jun 20, 2018
Nicotine and Tobacco Research
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Jun 21, 2018 18:39
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[UK-Scotland] Radical new plans revealed to turn Scotland smoke free by 2034
A ban on smoking in council homes is among a raft of radical new measures being considered as part of the “next steps” unveiled by ministers to make Scotland smoke-free by 2034. A crackdown on smoking in open public places where children are present such
Jun 21, 2018
The Scotsman (uk)
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Jun 21, 2018 13:44
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[UK-Scotland] Raising Scotland's Tobacco-free Generation: our tobacco control action plan 2018
This is a five-year action plan setting out interventions and policies to help reduce the use of and associated harms from using tobacco in Scotland. The actions we will be taking are set out by category into Raising awareness, Encouraging healthier beha
Jun 20, 2018
Scottish Government (uk)
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Jun 21, 2018 13:42
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[Australia] ASTUTI: Protecting young Indonesian hearts from tobacco
The world’s second-largest market for tobacco after China, Indonesia is home to 100 million smokers. Smoking kills more than 200,000 Indonesians a year. The death threat also looms over its young generation. A fifth of Indonesians between 13 and 15 year
Jun 7, 2018
The Conversation (au)
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Jun 21, 2018 13:19