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About ASH

Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) is a public health charity set up by the Royal College of Physicians to end the harm caused by tobacco.

After 50 years' successful campaigning this goal is within our grasp, but only if the inequalities in smoking across society are addressed.

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09 March 2024

Every day 350 young adults aged 18-25 start smoking regularly

New analysis suggests that each day in the United Kingdom approximately 350 young adults aged between 18 and 25 start smoking regularly.

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