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Oct 18

Cross-border reflections on Stoptober and e-cigarettes

By Sheila Duffy, Chief Executive ASH Scotland As the year turns to autumn, October has increasingly become a focus for encouraging people to follow through on their resolutions to quit smoking and/or drinking alcohol. Public Health England’s (PHE) annual Stoptober campaign provides a welcome boost in terms of public ...

Jul 18

How young adults can #befree and achieve more…

By Sheila Duffy, Chief Executive ASH Scotland ASH Scotland is preparing to launch a new campaign highlighting how not smoking leaves young adults happier, better off and achieving more. Our Development Lead, Emma Papakyriakou, explains why….. The tobacco industry deliberately built up smoking as a lifestyle choice ...

Apr 18

There are so many things we need to do on smoking and health, but if I had to choose three….

By Sheila Duffy, Chief Executive ASH Scotland Scotland’s five year national tobacco strategy ended in March. Rightly there are plans for a follow-up and I’d suggest that the main challenge should be in deciding between the long list of possible actions for reducing the huge public health burden of smoking. But if a public ...

Jul 17

What must we do to achieve a tobacco-free generation by 2034?

By Sheila Duffy, Chief Executive, ASH Scotland The Scottish Government will shortly begin developing a new tobacco strategy, setting out the next steps towards the target of Scotland being tobacco-free by 2034. This is defined as an adult smoking rate of 5% or less and therefore focuses on culture change, not ...

May 17

To prevent cancer we need to have an IMPACT on Mental Health

By John Watson, Deputy Chief Executive, ASH Scotland The Scottish Government’s target of being tobacco-free in 2034 would prevent a large proportion of cancers from ever happening. So it is unfortunate that, as things stand, it will not be achieved. Continuing the current rate of progress would leave us with a smoking ...

Feb 17

The Christie Report – a framework for cancer prevention

Dr Andrew Fraser, Director of Public Health Science, NHS Health Scotland From time to time a document emerges that really is a game-changer. Campbell Christie, the trade unionist turned public service leader, chaired a commission that bears his name. [1] Although Campbell Christie died shortly after publication, his report ...

Feb 17

The Scottish Cancer Foundation Prize 2016

Sheila Duffy, Chief Executive, ASH Scotland In November 2016 I was delighted to be honoured by the Scottish Cancer Foundation (SCF) with their annual prize, marked by the Evans Forrest Medal and a grant of £10,000 towards our work. The prize is awarded to the person who in the opinion of the Scottish […]

Jan 16

Media reporting on illicit tobacco not the real deal

by Sheila Duffy, Chief Executive ASH Scotland Illicit tobacco is one of those subjects (like e-cigarettes) where the quantity of the media coverage is not always matched by the quality. To be fair to hard-pressed journalists, it is hard to resist a succession of helpful PR companies providing them with ready-made news ...

Nov 15

Tobacco-Free Campuses

by Emma Papakyriakou, ASH Scotland Tobacco use remains the main modifiable risk factor for cancer. Avoiding tobacco smoke throughout the lifespan is a major goal for cancer risk reduction and this includes smoking in late childhood/early adulthood. In Scotland, smoking amongst 16 – 24 year olds is a cause for concern. Smoking ...

Jul 15

Plain truths and tarry lies

Sheila Duffy Chief Executive, ASH Scotland ASH Scotland’s recent international conference was inspiring in many ways, not least through having the chance to compare experiences with and learn from world leaders in the thinking about tobacco control. On this occasion I learned a great deal from Professor Melanie ...

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