PCRS Webinar - Is the next generation at risk? Tackling Youth Smoking and Vaping

Join us on Wednesday 16th September 2026 - 18:00-19:00, for a live webinar from our Executive Chair Darush Attar-Zadeh, as he shares guidance and support for how we can protect our youth from smoking and vaping.

Supporting patients to quit tobacco remains one of the most cost‐effective interventions a healthcare professional can offer because it delivers immediate and long‐term health gains while reducing the burden on health services. Helping someone stop smoking lowers their risk of cancer, heart disease, stroke, respiratory illness and surgical complications, and these improvements begin within days.

The growing trend for vaping in young people is concerning and it is the role of healthcare professionals to highlight the potential
damage it can cause to young people and support them to quit. Every successful quit attempt prevents future treatment costs, reduces hospital admissions and improves quality of life more than almost any other single intervention. For the time and resources required, few actions deliver such a powerful return for both patients and the healthcare system.

During this webinar Darush will focus on:

- Prevention, early intervention and treatment for tobacco and vaping use in children and young people
- The risks of ongoing nicotine dependence
- Evidence-based cessation options
- Reinforcing progression toward complete tobacco and eventually nicotine cessation.

Following the presentation from Darush will be a Q&A session chaired by Frances Barrett.

This webinar is for UK healthcare professionals only.

PCRS is grateful to Kenvue UK Ltd for funding the development and delivery of this webinar. The sponsor has had no input into the programme content or selection of speakers.