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Worried

A new campaign is being launched to follow on from the recent 'Scared' campaign designed to alert smokers to the distress that their smoking habit causes their family and loved ones.

For more details view the Worried press release

Smoking and Pregnancy

A new smoking and pregnancy campaign has launched which highlights the fact that every cigarette smoked during pregnancy harms the unborn baby. The campaign communicates why it's so important for pregnant women who smoke to quit, and explains how they can get the free NHS support they need to stop, and stay stopped.

For more details view the Smoking and pregnancy press release

Scared

The Scared campaign highlights to parents that their children are scared of them smoking.

Read the press release

Smokefree England - One Year On

A new report has launched examining the impact of the smokefree law, one year on since it was introduced in England on 1 July 2007. Research amongst businesses and consumers clearly suggests that the nation has quickly adapted to, is benefiting from, and is showing growing support for the smokefree law in England.

For more details of the report please visit www.smokefreeengland.co.uk

'Wanna be like you'

A new advertising campaign has launched that will highlight the danger to parents that their smoking will dramatically increase their children's chances of becoming a smoker too. The campaign called 'Wanna be like you' consists of TV, interactive TV, radio, ambient, outdoor media, online advertising, press advertising, direct mail, PR and stakeholder communications.

For more details view the 'Wanna be like you' campaign page

'Get Off Cigarettes' with NHS support

A new advertising campaign has launched to explain to smokers how using NHS support can significantly improve their chances of quitting. The campaign, called 'getting off cigarettes' consists of tv, interactive tv, digital and press advertising; along with direct mail, PR and stakeholder communications.

For more details view the 'Getting off cigarettes' campaign page

'Send Off' your last packet of cigarettes with the NHS

A new advertising campaign has launched to help smokers find the best way for them to 'Send Off' their last ever packet of cigarettes. A lot of smokers will be using 1st July (the day nearly all enclosed public places and workplaces in England go smokefree) as a reason to quit, and the new NHS campaign aims to reassure smokers of the variety of free help available and encourage them to say goodbye to their habit for good in advance of that date.

For more details view the 'Send 0ff' campaign page

Secondhand smoke: The "invisible killer"

A new advertising campaign launched on the 3 March highlighting the hidden dangers of secondhand smoke. The campaign aimed to demonstrate that even though up to 85% of secondhand smoke is invisible and odourless, it's just as harmful to those exposed to it.

For more details view the 'The invisible killer' campaign page

"Send Off" your last packet of cigarettes

A new advertising campaign launched on 15 January to help smokers find the best way for them to "Send Off" their last ever packet of cigarettes.

For more details view the 'Send 0ff' campaign page

Get unhooked for 2007

Our new "Hook" campaign launched on 1 January featuring hard hitting TV ads.

For more details view the 'Hook' campaign page