🚬 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?
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.
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.
The full ASH Wales Annual Adult Population Survey 2026 is now live, with new Wales evidence on smoking, vaping, quitting, inequalities and public attitudes.
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.
What does peer pressure look like? Sometimes it is obvious. Sometimes it looks more like a joke, a …
Free, practical materials for prevention, education and support for schools, youth groups, families, professionals and anyone looking for clear information about smoking, vaping and nicotine.
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Lesson plans, activities, toolkits and youth-friendly explainer leaflets to use with children and young people.
Straightforward guides about vaping, nicotine, smoking and supporting young people.
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Free prevention activities that help young people spot pressure, marketing, feelings and tricks that can make nicotine seem normal or tempting.
A clear explainer to help people understand the legislation and what the changes mean.
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A KS2 classroom resource developed with pupils in Wales, inviting learners to explore smoking, vaping and what a healthier, safer Wales could look like.
View Building a Smoke-Free Wales: KS2Clear information about cannabis, including THC and CBD, how cannabis can affect the body and mind, signs that use may be causing problems and where to find support.
View Cannabis Advice BookletAn interactive KS3 package helping students separate fact from fiction and think critically about cannabis, its effects and the risks involved.
View Cannabis and Its Effects KS3An easy-to-read leaflet explaining the ban on the supply of single-use vapes in Wales, which products are affected, illegal-sales concerns and safe disposal.
View Disposable Vape Ban LeafletAn interactive KS1 and KS2 assembly using a video-game-style choices format to explore how everyday decisions can affect health and wellbeing.
View Game of Choices – KS1 & KS2An interactive KS3 lesson exploring the health effects of smoking and vaping, nicotine dependence, harmful substances and the differences between smoking and vaping.
View Health Risks of Smoking & Vaping KS3A youth-friendly leaflet explaining illegal tobacco and vapes, warning signs to look out for and how to report a concern without needing proof.
View Illegal Tobacco & Vapes Information LeafletAn early years pack helping children explore litter in a gentle, age-appropriate way, including cigarette butts and discarded vapes.
View Litter Heroes – EYFS – Smoking and the EnvironmentA concise evidence resource responding to common claims in tobacco control debates for policymakers, partners and advocates.
View Mythbusters for a Smokefree WalesAn easy-to-read leaflet explaining what nicotine is, how it affects the brain and body, and why it can become addictive.
View Nicotine Information LeafletAn easy-to-read leaflet explaining second-hand smoke, its effects on people nearby and common myths about clearing smoke from the home.
View Second-hand Smoke Information LeafletAn easy-to-read leaflet explaining why sharing vapes can spread infections, increase nicotine exposure and make product contents harder to judge.
View Sharing Vapes Information LeafletAn easy-to-read leaflet explaining the health risks of shisha and why passing smoke through water does not remove harmful chemicals or nicotine.
View Shisha Information LeafletA practical toolkit helping schools introduce smokefree school gates, communicate with families and signpost people to quit support.
View Smokefree School Gates ToolkitA fact sheet explaining how smoking during pregnancy can affect pregnancy and a baby’s health, including second-hand smoke and stop smoking support.
View Smoking and Pregnancy Fact SheetAn easy-to-read leaflet explaining how smoking affects the environment, including cigarette litter, plastic filters and harm to wildlife and waterways.
View Smoking and the Environment Information LeafletA KS1 and KS2 school resource using mystery, teamwork and interactive activities to explore cigarette butts, vapes and their environmental impact.
View Smoking and the Environment KS1/KS2An easy-to-read leaflet explaining how smoking in pregnancy can affect a baby’s oxygen supply and development, and why quitting at any stage can help.
View Smoking in Pregnancy Information LeafletA fact sheet explaining the risks of smoking indoors, second-hand and third-hand smoke, and practical steps for keeping homes smokefree.
View Smoking in the Home Fact SheetAn easy-to-read leaflet challenging myths about roll-up cigarettes and explaining that rollies still contain harmful chemicals and can cause nicotine dependence.
View Smoking Rollies Information LeafletAn easy-to-read leaflet explaining social smoking, occasional nicotine use and why occasional smoking or vaping can still involve nicotine exposure and dependence.
View Social Smoking and Vaping Information LeafletA secondary assembly and lesson plan using the character Nic-Oh to explore nicotine dependence, social influence, pressure and marketing.
View The Influence of Nic-Oh KS3A KS3 educational package helping students examine nicotine pouches, nicotine dependence and the marketing and pressure surrounding these products.
View The Truth About Nicotine Pouches KS3A concise explainer summarising the Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026, the main changes affecting Wales and the dates people need to know.
View Tobacco & Vapes Act 2026 ExplainerA youth-friendly leaflet explaining underage sales of tobacco and vapes, including proxy purchasing, online sellers and how the law applies.
View Underage Sales Information LeafletAn easy-to-read leaflet explaining vaping, nicotine addiction, common side effects, myths and how to report concerns about illegal vapes.
View Vaping Information LeafletAn interactive KS2 and KS3 toolkit exploring nicotine, dependence and how products such as vapes and nicotine pouches can influence choices.
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Teacher guidance, knowledge banks and classroom activities that can be adapted for learners and local school settings.
Best for: Schools & youth workers
Evidence-based information on vaping, possible signs of use and practical advice for starting conversations with young people.
Best for: Parents & carers
Practical guidance for schools on responding to vaping, policy and practice, curriculum learning and sources of support.
Best for: Schools & youth workers • Professionals
A free interactive tool for people who want to stop smoking or vaping, with a personalised plan that can be printed or saved.
Best for: Everyone
Information for professionals supporting people who smoke, including the route to refer patients into Wales’ national NHS stop-smoking service.
Best for: Professionals
Current practical guidance on age-of-sale rules, retailer responsibilities, fixed penalties, vending machines and official signage.
Best for: Professionals • Retailers
Bilingual booklets and supporting materials for community pharmacy teams helping people to stop smoking.
Best for: Professionals
An evidence-based, peer-led smoking prevention programme for targeted Year 8 pupils in Wales, helping young people build the knowledge and confidence to share smokefree messages with their peers.
Best for: Secondary schools • Year 8
Free secondary-school activities covering smoking, vaping, nicotine pouches, pressure, confidence, resilience and informed decision-making.
Best for: Schools & youth workers • Ages 11–18
A free evidence-based activity bank for youth work settings covering smoking, vaping, emerging nicotine products, confidence and decision-making.
Best for: Youth workers • Young people
Free KS3–KS4 lessons co-created with young people, exploring vaping, health, the environment and the marketing tactics used to make products appealing.
Best for: Secondary schools • Ages 11–16
A bilingual terminology guide, co-produced with people with lived and living experience, for talking about substance use without stigma.
Best for: Professionals
Nicofiends is our prevention programme for helping young people recognise pressure, marketing and nicotine tricks before use starts.
Our Information hub has clear web guidance on vaping, nicotine pouches, pregnancy, young people, illegal products and more.