Blogs
11 May 2021
Thank you NHS
Five NHS Accident & Emergency departments across the United Kingdom are taking part in a vape trial being conducted by researchers at the led by the University of East Anglia. Some patients will be offered e-cig starter kits to compare how effective compare how effective e-cigarettes are in helping quit attempts when compared to traditional forms of advice.
Patients taking part in the trial will be split into groups. The first will receive a...
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27 April 2020
8 things to know about e-cigarettes
Vaping is not risk free but is far less harmful than smoking. Our advice remains that people who smoke are better to switch completely to vaping but if you have never been a smoker, don’t start to vape.
This blog, published to coincide with PHE’s latest independent evidence report , looks at some of the most common misconceptions around e-cigarettes and provides the facts.
1. E-cigarettes and the US lung injury outbreak
Last August, vapers began to...
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20 April 2020
False fears preventing smokers from using e-cigarettes to quit
Over half of smokers believe nicotine vaping products are equally or more harmful than smoking despite US vaping deaths being caused by substances banned in UK.Published 4 March 2020From: Public Health England Public Health... Continue Reading13 April 2020
10 self-help tips to stop smoking
If you want to stop smoking, you can make small changes to your lifestyle that may help you resist the temptation to light up. Think positive You might have tried to quit smoking before and not managed... Continue Reading06 April 2020
Reports of US lung disease outbreak and links to vaping ? So what does it mean for the UK and our pragmatic approach in Sheffield?
Following reports of an outbreak in the US of serious lung disease and recent deaths linked to vaping the US Centre Disease Control (CDC) have discouraged people from vaping and there are moves to ban them in various US states such as San... Continue Reading30 March 2020
3 ways to order during lockdown
3 AWESOME WAYS TO ORDER MIRAGE PRODUCTS ... Continue Reading30 March 2020
Smoking doesn?t care about you. But we do.
FOLLOWING A SIGNIFICANT 4.5% DECLINE IN THE NUMBER OF SMOKERS IN SHEFFIELD IN 2017/2018, SMOKEFREE SHEFFIELD IS PUSHING ON WITH THEIR AMBITION THIS NEW YEAR WITH A NEW ADVERT IN A BID TO ENCOURAGE MORE SMOKERS TO QUIT THIS JANUARY. The... Continue Reading26 March 2020
Breakfast is served
For years vape companies have tried to invent new flavour combinations to wow us and tickle out taste buds. This year Mirage will be launching it's brand new Breakfast Range! Everyone loves breakfast and although we could have gone down the... Continue Reading23 March 2020
Yorkshire Smokefree ? My 20 Year Journey
Maggie Milne is one of the Service Managers here at Yorkshire Smokefree. She’s worked for the South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust for a number of years, but her earliest experience of the stop smoking service was not as... Continue Reading16 March 2020
