Let’s make every contact count! Reply

The Scottish Tobacco-free Alliance formed a working group this year to address the poor rates of referral to stop smoking services for patients facing hospital treatment. In this post our Partnerships Lead and STA Coordinator, David Robertson, tells us more.

Be smoke-free, be happier 1

There’s nothing quite like the feeling of riding a bike downhill – effortless speed, and the world rushing by as you project casual gracefulness. If this was all there was to it we would spend a lot more time on our bikes.

Who in Scotland is selling tobacco, vaping products or both? Reply

Scotland’s tobacco retailers register has been expanded to include those selling Nicotine Vaping Products, giving us a useful tool to explore a wider market in nicotine products, and unique information on who is selling nicotine products and what kind.

What’s happening with the smoking rate in Scotland? Reply

The Office of National Statistics has just published its annual survey of smoking across the UK, suggesting a substantial drop in smoking in Scotland and in the other nations. This contrasts with a largely static estimate from the Scottish Health Survey. So what is going on?

How can young adults #befree and achieve more? 2

ASH Scotland is preparing to launch a new campaign highlighting how not smoking leaves young adults happier, better off and achieving more. Our Development Lead Emma Papakyriakou explains why…..

Brexit and the battle for public health Reply

The Health and Sport Committee of the Scottish Parliament has produced its report into “The Impact of Leaving the European Union on Health and Social Care in Scotland”.

ASH Scotland made a written submission to their consultation, and then presented to one of the oral evidence sessions, so we were interested to see what the report would say.

Oral health and Scotland’s Charter for Tobacco-free Generation Reply

ASH Scotland’s Charlotte McDonough writes for us about an exciting piece of work she undertook during her time as an intern with us.

Buying tobacco for young people is not doing them a favour Reply

We are delighted that the Scottish Grocers’ Federation and the National Federation of Retail Newsagents are both supportive of our #notafavour campaign.

This campaign aims to reduce proxy purchase – where an adult buys tobacco and passes it on to someone too young to buy it themselves – by challenging the attitudes and assumptions that lead adults to do this.

The right to smoke, to buy an electric golf cart and to own a hostess trolley Reply

ASH Scotland Deputy Chief Executive, John Watson, takes a look at the idea of people’s right to smoke.

Lies, damned lies and illicit tobacco statistics Reply

ASH Scotland Policy & Communications Officer, Ruaraidh Dobson, writes about illicit tobacco figures and the tobacco industry.