Protecting children – keeping the air, and the message, clear Reply

ASH Scotland Development Lead for Children & Young People, Joanne Buchan, blogs for us about third-hand smoke and smoke-free homes.

Time to prohibit smoking in cars with children Reply

Scotland is moving forward on the road to prohibiting smoking in cars with children on board.

A Member’s Bill to introduce the legislation has already been launched at the Scottish Parliament, something ASH Scotland has fully supported.

In addition, the Scottish Government has recently taken a more direct interest in the subject, through its consultation on electronic cigarettes and tobacco control. The consultation asked if it should be an offence for an adult to smoke in a vehicle carrying someone under the age of 18.

Protecting young children from second-hand smoke Reply

Getting the message across about second-hand smoke

Scotland sets ambitious target to slash children’s exposure

Our expert training on SHS can help

So what does the Scottish public think about tobacco? Reply

Every year we team up with our ASH colleagues in the rest of Britain to carry out a survey on people’s attitude to all things tobacco.

The Scottish results produce a host of interesting information about a range of topics.

Recently, figures from our YouGov survey have hit the headlines.

Support for ban on smoking in cars with children Reply

When it comes to stopping people smoking in cars when children are present, things are really motoring.
The drive for action to protect young lungs slipped into top gear on both sides of the border last week.

Time to think about the health of our lungs Reply

A guest blog by Dr James Cant, head of the British Lung Foundation in Scotland and Northern Ireland

Sir Alex Ferguson’s achievements in football have long been recognised.
He is someone who has achieved international renown but has never lost an ounce of his Scottishness nor forgotten the community that forged him.

Smoking in Cars – What Do We Really Know? 2

We know that tobacco smoke is harmful, particularly for children and for some vulnerable adults, such as those with asthma. And it’s worse when breathing in fumes in a confined space. That’s why ASH Scotland is supporting MSP Jim Hume’s consultation on a proposed Bill to ban smoking in cars carrying children.

Think of the children – but not just the children 1

Jim Hume MSP, the Liberal Democrat health spokesperson in the Scottish Parliament, is proposing a Bill to ban smoking in cars with children. Here is ASH Scotland’s response.