To support residents on their journey to quit smoking, Be Well Walsall, the wellbeing service commissioned by Walsall Council’s Public Health team is now offering access to Varenicline, a prescription ...

The support, which includes access to free nicotine patches, gum, inhalators, vapes and prescribed medications, is being offered as part of Stoptober, the national quit smoking campaign which runs ...

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A 200-strong South West-headquartered company, which markets and sells cosmetic preparations, proprietary medicines and smoking cessation aids, has posted a fall in pre-tax profits although turnover ...

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An ‘alarming’ 100 million people vape around the world, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has estimated. This includes at least 86 million adults, mostly in high-income countries, and almost 15 ...