We caught up with Hazel Cheeseman (Director of Policy, Action on Smoking and Health, London, UK) to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on those that smoke, the services available to help reduce this impact and the investigation around nicotine patches in lessening the symptoms of COVID-19.
Questions
1. How does smoking affect the risk from COVID-19? (0:04)
2. How does vaping or water pipe tobacco smoking affect the risk? (1:07)
3. What action are Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) taking to help smokers to quit? (2:28)
4. How can 'stop smoking' services best support people remotely? (3:42)
5. What is your opinion of the trial in France that is investigating whether nicotine patches can help prevent or help lessen symptoms of COVID-19? (5:08)
Speaker disclosure: Hazel Cheeseman is Director of Policy at Action on Smoking and Health.
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Filmed May 2020.
