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Smokers urged to swap cigarettes for vapes in world first scheme
Pregnant women will also be offered financial incentives to help them quit as part of a sweeping package of measures to cut smoking rates in England | Department of Health and Social Care and Neil O'Brien MP, UK
Vaping: Free e-cigarettes to be handed out in anti-smoking drive
One million smokers will be given a free vaping starter kit to encourage them to give up tobacco products. Pregnant women will also be offered up to £400 to stop smoking as part of a package of measures in England to be unveiled by the government on Tuesday | BBC, UK
Crackdown on illegal sale of vapes
In his speech at Policy Exchange on Tuesday 11 April, Health Minister Neil O’Brien is expected to announce a new ‘illicit vapes enforcement squad’ – backed by £3 million of government funding – to enforce the rules on vaping and tackle illicit vapes and underage sales | Department of Health and Social Care and Neil O'Brien MP, UK
Underage vaping to be targeted by UK government’s ‘enforcement squad’
The crackdown, which will address the illegal sale of e-cigarettes to children, is ‘just the tip of the iceberg’, warn health experts | Guardian, UK
Scottish minimum unit pricing evaluation shows 13.4% reduction in deaths
The British Liver Trust has campaigned as part of the Alcohol Health Association and alongside Alcohol Focus Scotland and SHAAP (Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems) in support of the introduction of minimum unit pricing (MUP). More recently, we have advocated for an increase in MUP from 50p to 65p in Scotland | British Liver Trust, UK
Baseline characteristics of people experiencing homelessness with a recent drug overdose in the PHOENIx pilot randomised controlled trial
[Open access] Drug-related deaths in Scotland are the highest in Europe. Half of all deaths in people experiencing homelessness are drug related, yet we know little about the unmet health needs of people experiencing homelessness with recent non-fatal overdose, limiting a tailored practice and policy response to a public health crisis | Harm Reduction Journal, UK
More Durham officers trained to use overdose antidote
A potentially lifesaving treatment for drug overdoses has been given to 34 people by police in County Durham. More Durham Constabulary officers will now be trained in how to give Naloxone, used to counteract overdoses of opiates, such as heroin, fentanyl and methadone | BBC, UK
Families urge government to fund medical cannabis research
Elaine Levy reveals she had to sell her home so she could afford private prescriptions for medical cannabis to treat her adult daughter's epilepsy | Sky News, UK
Speech: Minister Neil O'Brien speech on achieving smokefree 2030: cutting smoking and stopping kids vaping
In a speech at Policy Exchange, Minister Neil O'Brien set out steps the government will take to cut smoking rates and tackle underage vaping | Department of Health and Social Care and Neil O'Brien MP, UK
Open consultation: Youth vaping: call for evidence
The government is holding this call for evidence to identify opportunities to reduce the number of children (people aged under 18) accessing and using vape products, while ensuring they are still easily available as a quit aid for adult smokers. This consultation closes at 11:45pm on 6 June 2023 | OHID, UK
Shropshire charity sees rise in alcohol addiction in over 50s
A charity has seen an increase in the number of people over the age of 50 reporting to have an unhealthy relationship with alcohol | BBC, UK
North Wales Police officers given choice on whether to carry life saving spray
North Wales Police has confirmed that all of its officers and special constables will have the option of carrying a nasal spray to treat drug overdoses when they are on duty | Nation Cymru, UK