In 2019, the government set an objective for England to be smoke-free by 2030, meaning only 5% of the population would smoke by then. Without achieving this objective, the government will simply not meet its manifesto commitment “to extend healthy life expectancy by...
by squirevapeco | Jan 8, 2023 | Addiction, Cost of Living Crisis, Depression, Disposable Vapes, E-Cigarettes, Health, Medication, Mental Health, Nicotine, Norfolk, Quit Smoking, Safer Nicotine, Schizophrenia, Suffolk, Tobacco Harm Reduction, Vaping
Why Could Smoking Contribute to Mental Illness? It’s not clear why smoking could increase the likelihood of mental illness. “One thought is that when you smoke and inhale the nicotine, it activates the receptor for the neurotransmitter acetylcholine, which eventually...
by squirevapeco | Jan 6, 2023 | Cost of Living Crisis, Depression, Disposable Vapes, E-Cigarettes, Nicotine, Norfolk, Quit Smoking, Safer Nicotine, Suffolk, Vaping
Fuel poverty is the condition by which a household is unable to afford to heat (or cool) their home to an adequate temperature. It is caused by low income, high fuel prices, poor energy efficiency, unaffordable housing prices and poor quality private rental housing....
by squirevapeco | Dec 30, 2022 | Anxiety, Cost of living, Cost of Living Crisis, Depression, Mental Health, Norfolk, Suffolk
Millions in England face ‘second pandemic’ of mental health issues Millions of patients in England face dangerously long waits for mental health care unless ministers urgently draw up a recovery plan to tackle a “second pandemic” of depression, anxiety, psychosis and...