🚭 Have you quit smoking? We want to know what motivated you to stop. 🤝 Your story could help someone who wants to change their lifestyle. Get in touch to tell us more - bit.ly/3Us0CS7

🚫 The tobacco industry is still deploying tactics that were used two decades ago when attempting to weaken Scotland’s UK-leading smoking ban, @ashscotland.bsky.social and @stir.ac.uk experts have warned. 🔗 Find out more 👉 ashscotland.org.uk/experts-warn...

Stop smoking and start saving💸 Get help to #QuitYourWay with free support. You don’t have to do it alone. 📱 quityourway.scot | 0800 84 84 84

Young people in Scotland with mental health issues are twice as likely to smoke compared to those without. For #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek, take a look at our information briefing on Young People, Mental Health and Smoking. Learn more: ashscotland.org.uk/briefing/you...

Our in-person Learning Day takes place in three weeks! If you are based in Scotland and haven't booked your spot yet, please head to our website to get the full details of the event and secure your ticket. bit.ly/4jUPmIv

Do you know someone in Scotland who has successfully quit smoking? We want to hear about their experience. Please share this link with them: bit.ly/3Us0CS7

Check out the school resource packs from @ashscotland.bsky.social for up-to-date information on smoking, vaping & emerging nicotine products such as nicotine pouches: it includes group tasks, links to video clips, game-based activities & printable resources. ashscotland.org.uk/tobacco-free...

As January comes to a close this week, we reflect on a month of resolutions kept and successful quit smoking attempts. To people who stopped smoking and stayed stopped, we congratulate you! For those who would like support to stop smoking, visit quityourway.scot

Our Tobacco-free Generation school and youth packs have been updated! You'll find 30 activities to introduce to classrooms or youth groups, with new resources exploring nicotine products (including nicotine pouches). Download here - bit.ly/4sWoMmm

Book your spot at our 2026 in-person Learning Day! Read about the topics we'll be exploring and decide what workshops you want to attend - bit.ly/4jUPmIv

The deadline for our vacancy is 23:59 on Sunday 1 February. If you're looking for a part time role as Public Affairs Officer, read more about the job requirements and apply here - bit.ly/3Zq7eTg

Tobacco companies claim that they are responsible actors, but evidence shows that they continue to resist regulation that could threaten their profits. Find out more in our recent analysis of the #tobaccoindustry response to the UK’s ‘disposable’ #ecigarette ban. 👉 doi.org/10.1093/heap...

We support the UK Government’s proposals to introduce quit smoking inserts in cigarette and hand rolling tobacco packets, but urge them to go further and follow Canada's lead by compelling public health information to be printed directly on to cigarette sticks. Read more: bit.ly/45kj3N1

Our first e-newsletter of 2026 is hitting inboxes next week - if you're not signed up, get on our mailing list and find out about our new resources, upcoming events and reports exploring the impacts of smoking in Scotland before anyone else. Sign up - bit.ly/4aJlmJG

ASH Scotland is excited to be hosting an in-person Learning Day on Thursday 26 February! Join us in Edinburgh for talks, learning opportunities and insights on new research. Register your interest here and be the first to know when tickets are available - bit.ly/4gACKEU

The production of flue-cured Virginia tobacco (FCV) causes #deforestation of 60,000 hectares of woodland in Zimbabwe each year. New #research from Tobacco Control Research Group uncovers the significant harms of this production method to the environment and tobacco farmers. doi.org/10.1136/tc-2...

Keeping up with your New Year's resolutions? If your focus for 2026 is better fitness, quitting smoking is the best thing you can do for your health. For free advice and support to stop smoking, visit quityourway.scot

Do you want to join an innovative and collaborative Policy, Information and Communications Team? @ashscotland.bsky.social are recruiting for a Public Affairs Officer! 📍Edinburgh/hybrid 💷£36,908 pro-rata 📅21hpw tinyurl.com/5xf46dfp

Do you want to save money in 2026? By quitting smoking now, the average person who smokes in Scotland could save over £3,000 this year. For free support to stop smoking, visit quityourway.scot

What are your New Year's resolutions? We're encouraging people in Scotland who smoke to aim for a tobacco-free 2026. 💷 Save thousands of pounds 🏃 Improve physical health 😊 Improve mental wellbeing Visit quityourway.scot for advice on how to quit smoking. Read more bit.ly/4aUTwgT

ASH Scotland is looking for a Public Affairs Officer to join our team in 2026! This is a part time, fixed term role. Closing date for applications is 23:59 on Sunday 1 February 2026. Find out more and apply here - bit.ly/3Zq7eTg

Our CEO, Sheila Duffy, was delighted to receive the Chartered Trading Standards Institute Special Recognition Award at CTSI's annual Hero Awards in the House of Lords in acknowledgement of her outstanding contribution to supporting trading standards. Read more: ashscotland.org.uk/ash-scotland...

Members of our #TobaccoTactics team have co-authored a new editorial in @bmjtobacco-control.bsky.social on the progress made on key agenda points at the recent Conference of the Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control #FCTCCOP11. 👉 Read the editorial: doi.org/10.1136/tc-2...

📅 Save the date 📅 ASH Scotland is hosting an in-person Learning Day in Edinburgh on Thursday 26 February 2026. Register your interest and be the first to know when tickets are available. bit.ly/4gACKEU

Do you want to know where we are with New Zealand's Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 goal? @judeball.bsky.social Jude Ball of ASPIRE Aotearoa provides an eloquent and succinct 5 minute summary in this YouTube interview for Herald Now. @judeball.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iwfc...

Our final e-newsletter of 2025 is hitting inboxes next week! Sign up now to find out what we have in store for 2026. bit.ly/4aJlmJG

Discover the figures on how much smoking is estimated to cost the NHS, social care, and lost productivity due to ill health. Learn more in our new Smoking and the Economy in Scotland evidence briefing - bit.ly/48suJhv

We are delighted to have cross party MSPs supporting key policy ambitions in our 2026 election manifesto to reduce harms and inequalities caused by tobacco, prevent tobacco industry interference, create health promoting environments and tackle youth vaping. Our manifesto is at bit.ly/4afgkYj

We're asking the next Scottish Government to prioritise driving down smoking-related deaths in our 2026 election manifesto. Read more about our calls to make Scotland a healthier, tobacco-free place. Find our manifesto here - bit.ly/4afgkYj

One week today Hussein Faeq will speak on a webinar arranged by Transparency and Truth about how and why #BigTobacco targets youth and what role prevention efforts can play. Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/5a5f43... 📅 Wednesday 10 December 🕜 7.30am (UK time)

#COP11 decision on Article 18 is now available: storage.googleapis.com/who-fctc-cop... Brazil, Mexico and Panama presented a proposal urging Parties to consider prohibiting cigarette filters and other accessories that harm the #environment. Although the proposed ban did not reach consensus, +

We visited Craigmount High School in Edinburgh to see the healthy living projects created by S2 pupils for their Live It! fair. We were very impressed by projects that aimed to reduce and prevent youth vaping. Well done to all the students who participated! Read more - bit.ly/3M1aWy7

The global tobacco epidemic is driven by the #tobaccoindustry which spreads potentially #misleading narratives that serve its interest and threaten #publichealth. A 🆕 brief brings together evidence to counter common tobacco industry arguments. More info: www.bath.ac.uk/announcement...

New @phcc.bsky.social briefing summarises smoking prevalence data in 2024/25 NZ Health Survey. After >10+ yrs declining prevalence, smoking prevalence unchanged (6.8-6.9%) for 3 consecutive years, inequities persist, smokefree 2025 goal v unlikely to be achieved. www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/smo...

We're not expecting a 'polluter pays’ levy on the tobacco industry to be announced by the Chancellor in the #Budget today but, at some point, they should be held accountable for the damage done by their health harming products. See Dr Rob Branston's proposal. 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZwW...

Evidence shows that children are now using e-cigarettes at higher rates than adults, a consequence of targeted marketing by the nicotine industry. Under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child #UNCRC, children and young people have the right to health.

We are delighted to support @fphuk.bsky.social's call for the tobacco industry to pay a 'polluter pays' levy as it should be held liable to pay for a proportion of the health harms and inequalities it creates in society. Read more 👇

📢 Bookings are open for our final Members Network meeting of 2025! We are delighted to be joined by @alcoholfocus.bsky.social, @fastforwardscot.bsky.social and @ashscotland.bsky.social to explore how we support young people to make healthier choices ✅ Book now 👉 https://bit.ly/4o6n0vh

TCRG Co-Director Dr. Allen Gallagher speaks about our important work to identify efforts by the tobacco industry to interfere with proceedings at #FCTCCOP11. Find out more about interference by the tobacco industry and others in relation to COP 11 & #FCTCMOP4: www.tobaccotactics.org/article/cop-...

Filters don’t protect smokers — and they create one of the world’s largest sources of plastic pollution. At COP11, Parties are examining policy options to address tobacco-related waste and the role of filters in sustaining both smoking and pollution.

🫁World COPD Day🚭 Smoking is the most common risk factor for COPD. Around nine in 10 cases of COPD are linked to tobacco. Quitting smoking is the best thing you can do for your health and reduce your risk of developing COPD. Visit quityourway.scot to get support.

Want to get facts about smoking and vaping during pregnancy? We've created a range of resources to help midwives and healthcare workers who support expectant mothers on their journey through pregnancy. Find the resources here - bit.ly/3L1HMOW

Our recent Learning Event recordings are now live. Follow the link to understand how a levy could hold the tobacco industry accountable, and find out about the impact of second-hand aerosol exposure during pregnancy. Watch both on our YouTube channel - www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

COP11 takes place 17 to 22 November in Geneva where members will advance global tobacco control policies. Read about interference attempts by the tobacco industry ahead of COP11 and MOP4 on @uniofbathnews.bsky.social's Tobacco Tactics website. www.tobaccotactics.org/article/cop-...

🫁 #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