May 2020

22May
22May

Voke

What is it? The Voke is a plastic tube that is refilled with nicotine by pressing it against the bottom of the box which contains a cannister.  It has no heat, no battery and No vapour when exhaled. 1 box contains around 20 x 0.45mg charges. It is not an electronic cigarette; it is a […]

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20May
20May

Ban on menthol cigarettes across the UK from 20th May

Menthol cigarettes are banned from Wednesday 20th May, as new anti-smoking laws come into force. Flavoured cigarettes are now illegal across the UK, along with ‘skinny’ cigarettes and flavoured, menthol rolling tobacco. It also includes capsule, click on, click and roll, crushball or dual menthol cigarettes. Despite the long-term decline in child smoking, in England […]

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14May
14May

Risk of exposure to second-hand smoke increases during lockdown

With most people at home and schools closed, new evidence suggests that lockdown is leading to more frequent exposure to second-hand smoke, particularly amongst children. Warnings come from Action on Smoking and Health (ASH), British Lung Foundation, Fresh and Breathe 2025, with evidence from the YouGov COVID tracker. Children whose family smoke are at increased […]

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