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People are five times more likely to quit for good if they can make it to at least 28 days smoke free. Research has shown that the health benefits from quitting can begin in as little as 24 hrs. [...]

New figures released today show the majority of Welsh adults support plans for Wales to become smoke-free. The figures come just weeks after Welsh Government unveiled its plans to reduce the [...]

Welsh Government launches a new tobacco control strategy, which sets the pathway for a smoke-free Wales (less than 5% of the adult population smoking) by 2030. The new Endgame strategy aims to [...]

BBC’s Oliver Hides with ASH Wales CEO Suzanne Cass  

World No Tobacco Day is a global campaign from the World Health Organisation, which takes place on the 31st of May each year. This year the campaign is focused on tobacco’s effects on the [...]

Knelston Primary School has joined a beach clean to celebrate Port Eynon becoming Smoke-free. Port Eynon becomes Swansea’s third beach to join the Smoke-free Beaches campaign. The campaign [...]

In a pan-Wales first, Police forces across the nation have joined to help tackle the illegal tobacco market. Training has been launched to deliver guidance on how to address the illegal market, [...]

Health organisations and Senedd Members have united to show support for No Smoking Day, a national campaign which encourages smokers to quit on the second Wednesday of March each year. This [...]