Ideas and Insights
5 Recommendations for the new government
Our conversations with hospitals, GPs, schools, local authorities and parents have led to these 5 recommendations to 're-attach' vaping to smoking and help young people quit
Moving beyond ‘Vaping - The Facts. New concept for school wellbeing lessons
Our innovative approach for a pupil-led approach to vaping discussions in schools - please let us know what you think.
What makes Social Media so addictive? It’s not you - it’s the Addiction Economy!
The ways that social media companies try, and succeed, in addicting us and how regulators should respond.
Hilary’s letter in the Financial Times
Response to Martin Wolf letter suggesting to help the NHS Labour should regulate the harmful industries causing the problems which overwhelm it
Labour should help the NHS by preventing the harms of The Addiction Economy
5 essential actions a Labour Government must take to help build a healthier Britain
White Paper - How companies cause addiction.
Groundbreaking research into the causes of addiction and fundamental role of 5 key Economic Drivers.
What UPF can learn from The Addiction Economy
Recommnndations from our research to support political responses to the harms caused by Ultra-Processed Foods.
The future of addiction?
AI and The Addiction Economy - a ‘lightening talk’ from Joe to members of the AI special interest group at the Royal Society of Arts in London.
Is our Economic Model of Addiction disempowering or empowering?
Is our model of addiction disempowering or empowering? Our response to US blogger Michael Woudenberg who proposes that addiction is a personal choice and we are not the puppets of industry.
Draft White paper on the Economic Model of Addiction
Our new White Paper proposing an Economic Model of Addiction and why it matters
Our new short film The Vaping Dilemma!
Check out this compelling film short by Joe Woof which brings the voices of young people into this debate and takes a critical look at the influence of industry and misinformation about harms.
Vapes should not be an ‘acceptable’ addiction like alcohol and gambling
A new nicotine economy is being deliberately created under the guise of helping smokers quit, with the aim that nicotine vapes and pouches become just another ‘acceptable’ societal addiction like alcohol and gambling. It must be stopped in its tracks.
Un-addiction the Easyway!
Essential reading if you want to give up something this New Year! If not, this is simply a fascinating insight into addiction and un-addiction.
Sunak has to do more to prevent recreational vaping
Vapes positioning as a lifestyle product was the key their success - Sunak has more to do to prevent them becoming a popular recreational addiction.
The shocking impact of the Addiction Economy on Society
Great infographic from Joe Woof on how companies take the money and the harms are inflicted on, and paid for, by the rest of us.
What to look out for when being bombarded by lobbyists!
Taken from a great book called ‘Dark PR’ which gives a detailed and referenced catalogue of how these different frames have been used to subvert regulation
The Smoker’s saviour or Tobacco v2?
In our September 2023 recommendations Action on Recreational Vaping explores how young people are being drawn in to a new nicotine economy under the guise of helping smokers quit tobacco.