smoking Articles

How does smoking effect your pregnancy?
If you google the term “smoking”, the first result is an NHS page describing the health risks associated with smoking. This lifestyle choice is renowned for being detrimental to our health, yet 6.9 million adults smoke cigarettes in the UK. In the 1930s and 40s, tobacco companies used doctors in their adverts to promote their […]

Disposable vapes – what’s the catch?
Disposable vapes make up a fifth of the market, with low prices and bold flavours. What’s the catch?

The NHS vs nicotine: Could prescription e-cigarettes be the solution?
With smoking on the rise since lockdown, the government is being forced to intervene
Smokers have 72 per cent risk of fatal lung disease
A new study finds that smokers with specific genes have an increased risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease