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Segment 7Hot TopicsWith Hope Clarke

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1How to answer any hot topic

2The resident doctors' strikes

3Physician associates and the Leng review

4Letby and the Thirlwall Inquiry

5Martha's Rule

6Maternity failures and infected blood

7Weight-loss jabs and obesity

8Smoking, vaping and prevention

9Vaccines, measles and the next pandemic

10Young people's mental health

11Health inequalities

12Climate, AMR and global health

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Smoking, vaping and prevention

What this lesson covers

The smokefree generation law
The vape crackdown
Junk food adverts and the sugar levy
Prevention or nanny state?
How this comes up on the day

The words to use

Smokefree generation: The rule that anyone born on or after 1 January 2009 can never legally be sold tobacco in the UK, with sales offences from 1 January 2027.
Proxy purchase: Buying tobacco for someone legally barred from buying it, such as anyone born on or after 1 January 2009. It is an offence.
Soft Drinks Industry Levy: A UK charge on manufacturers and importers of sugary soft drinks since 2018. It tightens to 4.5g of sugar per 100ml from 1 January 2028.
Paternalism: Limiting someone's choices for their own good. Critics of public health laws use the word; supporters point to children, addiction and harm to others.
Harm reduction: Lowering the damage from a behaviour without demanding that it stops completely, such as an adult smoker switching to vaping.

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The words to use

Smokefree generation

The rule that anyone born on or after 1 January 2009 can never legally be sold tobacco in the UK, with sales offences from 1 January 2027.

Proxy purchase

Buying tobacco for someone legally barred from buying it, such as anyone born on or after 1 January 2009. It is an offence.

Soft Drinks Industry Levy

A UK charge on manufacturers and importers of sugary soft drinks since 2018. It tightens to 4.5g of sugar per 100ml from 1 January 2028.

Paternalism

Limiting someone's choices for their own good. Critics of public health laws use the word; supporters point to children, addiction and harm to others.

Harm reduction

Lowering the damage from a behaviour without demanding that it stops completely, such as an adult smoker switching to vaping.