Beyond Smoking Kills
Beyond Smoking Kills (Purchase Hard Copy £12.00)
In 1998 the Government published "Smoking Kills", the first UK White Paper on tobacco control.
Beyond Smoking Kills reviews progress made since then and sets out an agenda for a comprehensive tobacco control strategy.
Hard copies of the report can be ordered for £12 including postage and packaging for UK orders only, for overseas orders please contact enquiries@ash.org.uk for further details on pricing
Beyond Smoking Kills Executive Summary
Executive Summary of the report: Beyond Smoking Kills
Beyond Smoking Kills Presentation
Slide set from the report. A high resolution version is available from enquiries@ash.org.uk. Please credit ASH when using these slides.
Tobacco Advertising at Point of Sale
This report summarises the results of a survey of 153 retail premises in 20 local authorities, representing a range of different regions, types of outlet and settings, both urban and rural, about the display of tobacco products in retail premises in particular whether additional controls should be exercised.
The cost of smoking to the NHS
ASH poster on the cost of smoking to the NHS
Smoking cost the NHS £2.7 billion annually; more than £50 million each week spent treating diseases caused by smoking. Each week smoking accounts for an estimated £20 million expenditure on hospital admissions, £4 million on outpatients, £10 million on GP consultations, £1 million on practice nurse consultations and £17 million in prescription costs. Assuming 1996 proportions of current and ex-smokers suggests an additional £380 million smoking cost to the NHS.
"The cost of smoking to the NHS" NCRI Cancer Conference 2008
It is illegal for tobacco manufacturers to use packaging to give the impression that some cigarettes are safer than others. This study examined perceptions of brand descriptors and designs currently appearing on UK cigarette packs and evaluated the impact of “plain packaging,” where these elements are removed.
