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Who made smoking fashionable again? | Nicfluenced

🚬 Smoking in front of a ‘No Smoking’ sign? Dua Lipa's March 2025 photos are a striking example of how cigarettes appear in celebrity culture. ASH Wales' research found no identified tobacco partnership. So when does smoking become part of the aesthetic — and why does that matter?
Cover of the ASH Wales Public attitudes to tobacco and vape regulation in Wales 2026 report

New Welsh report highlights confusion over vaping harms as duty begins

More than half of Welsh adults who have heard of vapes wrongly believe vaping is as harmful as smoking or worse, new ASH Wales YouGov findings show.
Illustration of modern vaping devices, e-liquid and pound symbols representing the new vaping duty

New vaping duty comes into force across Wales today

A new UK excise duty on vaping products starts today, 1 October 2026. Here is what the £2.20 per 10ml duty, new vape duty stamps and higher tobacco duty mean in Wales.

Full 2026 ASH Wales survey: smoking, vaping, inequalities and public attitudes

The full ASH Wales Annual Adult Population Survey 2026 is now live, with new Wales evidence on smoking, vaping, quitting, inequalities and public attitudes.
Youth smoking and vaping in Wales: what the latest 2025 data tells us

Youth smoking and vaping in Wales: what the latest 2025 data tells us

New 2025 SHRN data shows regular vaping and smoking have fallen among secondary school learners in Wales. We look at the latest figures, what they mean and why prevention work still matters.
Meet the Nicofiends: free new smoking, vaping and nicotine resources for young people across Wales

Meet the Nicofiends: free new smoking, vaping and nicotine resources for young people across Wales

What does peer pressure look like? Sometimes it is obvious. Sometimes it looks more like a joke, a

260,000 Reasons to Quit: Real Stories Highlight Wales’ No Smoking Day Campaign

This No Smoking Day 2026, we are encouraging the estimated 260,000 people in Wales who smoke to consider
No Smoking Day activity in Wales in 2026

I Want to Be Here for Them: Tiffany’s Quit Story

Tiffany, 54, has lived in Cardiff all her life and now calls Llanishen home. She works as a

The Day 200 Cigarettes Changed Everything: John and Tina’s Quit Story

John Weatherbed from Newport was just 14 years old when he smoked his first cigarette. Like many people

Senedd Vote Moves Wales Closer to a Smokefree Generation

The Senedd has voted to support the Legislative Consent Motion for the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, marking a

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