Wales Tobacco Control Alliance (WTCA)

The Department of Health are currently undertaking a consultation on the future of tobacco control across the UK. To view the document click here:

Section 3, Part B – Protecting young people and children from smoking directly impacts on the health of young people in Wales. Urgent action is needed to prevent a new generation of young people becoming addicted to this lethal habit and your support will be vital in bringing this about. Ash Wales urges you to respond particularly to the section relating to protecting young people.

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Smoking & Health

The risk of early menopause is particularly high among women who smoke – one large US study found that women aged 40-44 years who smoked were twice (2.1) as likely to have gone through menopause as their non-smoking peers. The more cigarettes smoked, the greater the risk. For example, a study of Scottish women in their forties found that the risk of early menopause was almost trebled (2.7) for women who had smoked a pack of cigarettes a day for 20 years.

Smoking & Health

Smoking during pregnancy has been identified as a cause of cot death. The risk of cot death is approximately trebled in infants whose mothers smoke both during and after pregnancy. The more cigarettes smoked, the greater the risk.