Smoking is a health risk to children
Children exposed to a smoky atmosphere are more likely to suffer from breathing problems, allergies & chest infections.
Children exposed to a smoky atmosphere are more likely to suffer from breathing problems, allergies & chest infections.
73% of children worry that their mum or dad will die because they smoke.
Smoking kills about 80,000 people in England every year – almost enough people to fill Wembley Stadium.
Smokers lose an average of 16 years of life. Quitting means 16 more family Christmases, birthday celebrations, wedding anniversaries and FA cup finals.
Smokers are more likely to develop polyps in their bowel than non smokers, and some studies show that smokers have a higher risk of bowel cancer, particularly rectal cancer. So giving up smoking can reduce your risk of bowel cancer.
Stoptober is an NHS campaign to give free support to people quitting smoking. Stop smoking for 28 days and you’re five times more likely to stay smokefree for good.
When pregnant, what goes into your mouth goes into your bloodstream, and what goes into your bloodstream goes into your baby. Think of the effect smoking and drinking alcohol would have.
Teenagers who regularly smoke cannabis risk permanently damaging their intelligence, attention span and memory. Stopping or reducing cannabis use fails to fully restore the lost IQ.
Smoking causes around 88% of lung cancer deaths in men and around 84% of lung cancer deaths in women in the UK.
Smoking is the single greatest avoidable risk factor for cancer. Around half of all regular smokers will die from the habit, half of these in middle age.