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    Fresh was the UK's first dedicated regional programme set up in the North East in 2005 to tackle the worst rates of smoking related illness and death in England.
  • The Problem

    Smoking is our biggest avoidable killer - more than alcohol, accidents, suicide, illegal drugs and diabetes combined and a massive drain on the NHS and economy. The source of this is the tobacco industry which sells and promotes an addictive product.
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    Fresh works with the regional media to ensure that the benefits of quitting, the harm of smoking, and tobacco issues are kept in the public eye all year round.
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    If you are a professional in the North East working in the field of tobacco prevention please join our Tobacco Control Alliances section on the Knowledge Hub

     

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Press Releases

Smoking prevalence hits record low

Smoking prevalence hits record low

Wednesday, 04 July 2018
NEW figures published today show a new historic low for smoking in the North East – with smoking rates having nearly halved since 2005.
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NHS must support smokers to quit says Royal College Physicians

NHS must support smokers to quit says Royal College Physicians

Tuesday, 26 June 2018
Fresh has echoed calls in a new report from the Royal College of Physicians for a significant change in the way the NHS treats smoking – ensuring all smokers are provided with support to quit from the moment they are admitted as a routine part of all hospital care.
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Hundreds of tip offs about illegal tobacco

Hundreds of tip offs about illegal tobacco

Tuesday, 19 June 2018
Hundreds of people have come forward with tip offs to tackle the sale of illegal tobacco since the launch of a new campaign.
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Cost of smoking to the North East revealed

Cost of smoking to the North East revealed

Wednesday, 30 May 2018
New figures published for World No Tobacco Day (May 31) show how smoking costs the North East a massive £613 million a year.
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Minister and Shadow Public Health Minister praise work to cut smoking in the North East

Minister and Shadow Public Health Minister praise work to cut smoking in the North East

Thursday, 17 May 2018
EFFORTS in the North East to nearly half smoking have been praised in Parliament by the Public Health Minister Steve Brine and Shadow Public Health Minister Sharon Hodgson.
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Secondhand Smoke is Poison

Secondhand Smoke is Poison

Thursday, 22 March 2018
CARBON monoxide, lead, arsenic and benzene are poisons that most of us go out of our way to avoid.
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It's No Smoking Day - never give up on quitting!

It's No Smoking Day - never give up on quitting!

Wednesday, 07 March 2018
With just a week to go until No Smoking Day on Wednesday 14 March, Fresh is encouraging smokers to give quitting another go – and try to quit at least once a year until you stop for good.
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Experts in NE present latest findings on e-cigarettes

Experts in NE present latest findings on e-cigarettes

Thursday, 22 February 2018
National experts will be in the North East this week at a major health event to present the latest evidence on electronic cigarettes.
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NHS staff can help cut the 38,158 North East smokers ending up in hospital every year

NHS staff can help cut the 38,158 North East smokers ending up in hospital every year

Tuesday, 20 February 2018
Public Health England is urging all NHS frontline staff to take advantage of free online training to help them deliver effective stop smoking advice.
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Fresh welcomes findings of national ecigs review

Fresh welcomes findings of national ecigs review

Tuesday, 06 February 2018
Fresh has welcomed a new report on e-cigarettes, produced by independent experts for Public Health England, which confirms that vaping poses only a small fraction of the risks of smoking.
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