🫁 #WorldPneumoniaDay 🫁 Smoking puts you at greater risk of health harms - people who smoke are twice as likely to get pneumonia. To reduce the risk to your health, consider stopping smoking. If you want support to stop, visit quityourway.scot

The Global Tobacco Industry Interference Index has been published today, with the UK now ranked 17 out of 100 countries. The improved score for 2025 indicates the positive work towards protecting public health, but challenges remain. Read our CEO Sheila Duffy's call for action - bit.ly/4oSnh6t

📢 Open call for evidence 📢 While the Tobacco & Vapes Bill is scrutinised in the House of Lords, there's a chance to provide evidence to the UK Gov's Dept of Health & Social Care to inform development of proposals to be included in a consultation! Help shape potential proposals - bit.ly/3JzWQCZ

🌍This year, we are celebrating a historic milestone — 20 years of the first-ever @who.int treaty. The WHO FCTC marks 2 decades of saving lives, advancing health, and driving global action against tobacco. 20 years later, the WHO FCTC continues to save lives. #FCTC20Years #WeAre20 #FCTCSavesLives

Find our new smoking and vaping during pregnancy resources online now! We've launched a new series of resources including an animated video, infographics and an e-learning module. Find them here - bit.ly/3L1HMOW

"Profits are as addictive as the tobacco products being sold by these companies." Missed out on our Learning Event which explored a tobacco industry levy with Dr Rob Branston? Catch the recording here - bit.ly/4oaTyVJ

On Sunday #TobaccoSlaveFilm will be screened at the Globale Mittelhessen film festival in Giessen, Germany. This documentary exposes the plight of tobacco farmers in Malawi and lets them share, in their words, what a life of growing tobacco is really like. exposetobacco.org/campaigns/to...

October is #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth! Smoking is a risk factor of developing breast cancer. To reduce your risk, get free help and advice on stopping smoking from quityourway.scot

Our Learning Event takes place tomorrow morning! Register now and tune in at 10:30am on Tuesday. Secure your spot here - bit.ly/4gACKEU

The 2024 Scottish Health Survey results today reveal there has been no change in Scotland's overall smoking prevalence since 2023, with 14% of adults found to be current smokers. We're calling for greater transparency of the Scottish Government's funding for Quit Your Way services. bit.ly/4hpNJRQ

Our Learning Event in November provides insights on effects of secondhand e-cigarette vapour during pregnancy, how a smoking cessation service supports pregnant women, and we'll showcase our new resources on smoking and pregnancy. 📅 Tuesday 4 November 🕰️ 14:00-15:30 Register now - bit.ly/4gACKEU

Our e-newsletter is hitting inboxes next week - sign up now to hear the latest news, survey results and events from ASH Scotland. Make sure you're on the list - bit.ly/4aJlmJG

To mark #WorldMentalHealthDay2025 we're raising awareness of the impact smoking has on mental health. Check out our information briefing - bit.ly/4cWcBwZ For support to quit smoking, visit quityourway.scot #WMHD #WMHD25 #WorldMentalHealthDay

ASH Scotland is hosting a Learning Event on Tuesday 28 October. Join us as Dr Rob Branston (University of Bath) explores how tobacco corporations can be held financially accountable for the damage done by their products through a levy on producer profits. Sign up to attend here - bit.ly/4gACKEU

📈 New survey findings show that youth vaping prevalence remains high in Scotland. ASH Scotland is urging Westminster politicians to pass the Tobacco and Vapes Bill as a matter of urgency to address this major public health concern. Read more - bit.ly/47dHGMx

We're supporting @povertyalliance.org's call to solve poverty in Scotland during #ChallengePoverty Week. The most deprived areas experience much higher rates of smoking, compounding health and financial inequalities. Read about inequalities driven by smoking bit.ly/3WkFXjo #WeDemandBetter #CPW25

Check out the new information briefing on our website! We explore the complex relationship between tobacco, alcohol and drugs. Learn more about how the harmful use of alcohol and drugs can be impacted by smoking - bit.ly/3WjyFeI

With the latest smoking cessation figures published by Public Health Scotland showing an increase in the total number of quit smoking attempts, ASH Scotland is calling for more transparency by the Scottish Government regarding funding for smoking cessation services. Read more - bit.ly/3WjiXA8

❤️ This #WorldHeartDay, don't miss a beat ❤️ Globally, more than 1 in 10 cardiovascular deaths are caused by smoking. In Scotland, it's estimated that 2,000 people die every year due to heart diseases attributed to smoking. If you want help to quit smoking, visit quityourway.scot

For info about our latest on our work and developments in the tobacco control and public health spheres, sign up to ASH Scotland's e-newsletter! Get the next issue straight to your inbox - bit.ly/4aJlmJG

ASH Scotland is hosting a Learning Event on Tuesday 28 October. Join us as Dr Rob Branston (University of Bath) explores how tobacco corporations can be held financially accountable for the damage done by their products through a levy on producer profits. Sign up to attend here - bit.ly/4gACKEU

Development Officer (Engagement) with @ashscotland.bsky.social opportunity to research, engage and shape initiatives that can make a difference in reducing tobacco’s pervasiveness in Scotland and on its people 📍#Edinburgh/hybrid 🗓️28 - 35hpw 💷£36,908 – £41,839 tinyurl.com/4yjwy4wz

Protecting you and your baby’s health by giving up smoking is one of the best things you can do to give your child a healthy start in life. It's never too late to quit! 🤰Find support and learn more: bit.ly/4fDNEci

Despite being told that some of its previous marketing was not legal, PMI continues to widely market its addictive Heated Tobacco Product #HTP in the UK through using perceived gaps in the current legislation. Find out more: doi.org/10.1136/tc-2... #TobaccoAdvertising

Our next Youth Conversations Hub event features guest speakers Dr Tory Spindle and Dr Megan Moran who will be talking about the public health implications of nicotine pouches. To attend the event sign up here - bit.ly/3W5CULx

ASH Scotland has signed a letter to support the No (Plastic) Filter campaign calling on Member States of the United Nations to ban all cigarette filters. The letter is open to any organisation who wants to sign until 31 August 2025. Find out more here - noplasticfilter.org

ASH Scotland's Global Perspectives series of interviews with leading tobacco control and public health experts on our YouTube channel is updated every week! Click now to watch our interviews with experts from the WHO, USA, Netherlands, New Zealand, Switzerland and Australia bit.ly/3Vfp6wL 💻

Want to know the latest information about Heated Tobacco Products (HTP)? We've updated our information briefing. 💻 Click here to take a look - bit.ly/4fdcxKl

Our information briefing 'Smoking in Scotland' has been updated! Find the most up-to-date figures about smoking rates for different demographics in Scotland here: bit.ly/3yN6ehi

We have a new e-learning module available to build knowledge and confidence among alcohol and drug support workers to empower clients to make informed choices about giving up smoking. To access our 'Smoking and Problematic Substance Use' module head here: 📕 bit.ly/4j3Dpyw

ASH Scotland was delighted to host Professor Emily Banks for a pair of invigorating presentations exploring 'Tobacco harms and tobacco control' and 'Youth vaping and regulation' in Australia. We invite you to watch Professor Bank's talk on tobacco at bit.ly/40x6Y4B and on vaping at bit.ly/4nsDqPv.

Huge thanks to @gillianmacmsp.bsky.social for this brilliant motion in Scottish Parliament on the #BanDisposableVapes campaign by @lesswastelaura.bsky.social supported by @mcsuk.bsky.social @ashscotland.bsky.social & @keepscotbeautiful.bsky.social : www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-...

🌟 Next Thursday, TCRG will be contributing to a webinar on #tobaccocompany lobbying and influence on public #healthpolicy organised by the @whofctc.bsky.social Knowledge Hub on Surveillance. Find out more and register: extranet.who.int/fctcapps/fct... #PublicHealth #TobaccoControl #WHOFCTC

Following Scotland's ban on single-use disposable vapes which having come into force on Sunday (1 June 2025), do you have any questions about what it means? You may find the answers on our Frequently Asked Questions about the ban on disposable vapes web page: bit.ly/4mNbVzY #DisposableVapesBan

On STV News at Six, our CEO, Sheila Duffy, and members of YOUTHSPACE, a Linlithgow-based youth charity which is a member of our Youth Conversations Hub, were interviewed about youth vaping 6 mins 5 secs in: bit.ly/3ZJ1kvR Work with young people? Join our Youth Conversations Hub: bit.ly/3W5CULx

ASH Scotland, ‪@keepscotbeautiful.bsky.social,‬ ‪@mcsuk.bsky.social and @lesswastelaura.bsky.social are welcoming Scotland's ban of single-use disposable e-cigarettes which comes into effect on Sunday (1 June 2025). Read about our #BanDisposableVapes campaign success story here: bit.ly/3Z98MjF

We're delighted that cross party MSPs have unanimously voted in favour of the Scottish Government's #TobaccoAndVapesBill Legislative Consent Motion today - it's a very positive step ahead of #WorldNoTobaccoDay on Saturday! Read more 👉https://bit.ly/4mtug4K #TobaccoExposed

In supporting @who.int's #WorldNoTobaccoDay campaign in Scotland, we and @asthmalungscot.bsky.social are speaking out against the predatory tobacco and nicotine industries' marketing tactics promoting tobacco and nicotine products to create a new wave of addiction. #TobaccoExposed bit.ly/4jpExfE

Rob and Beth from ASH Scotland were delighted to participate in the launch event for the Scottish Borders Nicotine Prevention Toolkit with the Minister for Public Health and Women's Health ‪@jennimintomsp.bsky.social‬ today. To access the toolkit, visit: bit.ly/3Z3SjgC

Today marks the last week before disposable vapes are banned in Scotland! Do you have questions about how the ban will work? Want to know more? Get the answers in our FAQs - bit.ly/4mNbVzY #DisposableVapesBan