Varenicline withdrawal ‘may cause thousands of avoidable deaths’
Ongoing disruption to the supply of prescription medicine Champix (varenicline) could cause avoidabl...
Sunak announces plan to phase out smoking in England
The government has set out plans to phase out smoking in England by making it illegal to sell tobacc...
People aged 55-74 with history of smoking to be offered lung cancer screening
People in England aged 55-74 who smoke, or who have previously smoked, and are identified as high ri...
Patients should be offered advice on vaping to help them quit smoking, says NICE
New NICE draft guidance has said that healthcare professionals can recommend e-cigarettes, or vaping...
Viewpoint: How GPs can help smokers quit for good
GPs play a crucial role in identifying smokers and signposting expert support. Martin Dockrell, Publ...
Funding cuts leave GPs unable to prescribe stop smoking products
Cuts to public health funding have led to a dramatic fall in prescriptions for stop smoking products...
MPs to investigate safety of e-cigarettes
MPs are to examine the safety of e-cigarettes, including their effectiveness as a stop smoking tool....
Success rates for giving up smoking 'highest on record' in 2017
Smoking quit-rates have reached the level highest on record throughout the first six months of 2017,...
Nicotine addiction: clinical review
Jennifer Percival outlines the key elements of smoking cessation and how these can be applied in pri...
DH sets out plan to wipe out smoking and ease GP workload
Smokers made a third more GP appointments than non-smokers last year, the government said this week ...
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