Stop Smoking

Smoking – Reasons for giving up

• Smoking is the biggest single preventable cause of death
• Lung cancer kills 38,000 people per year in the UK
• Bladder cancer and stomach cancer risk is doubled
• Smokers are twice as likely to die of a heart attack
• On average a smoker shortens his/her life by five minutes for each cigarette smoked
• Children of smokers are more likely to get chest and ear infections
• Women get increased risk of abnormal smear or osteoporosis

How to stop

• Decide on a definite date to stop
• Get your partner or friend or family to stop with you
• Put the money aside that you would have spent and treat yourself later
• Tell everyone you are going to stop

What else can help?

• We run smoking cessation clinics for our patients – tel: 01438 361111
• Nicotine chewing-gum or skin patches can help with troublesome withdrawal symptoms.
• If you wish to quit smoking, text QUIT plus your postcode to 88088, or go to www.nhs.uk/smokefree or www.facebook.com/nhssmokefree or call Smokefree on 0800 169 0 169 (weekdays 9am – 8pm, weekend 11am – 5pm), or textphone 0800 169 0 171.
• Hypnotherapy
• Acupuncture

What can you gain?

• Your chances of avoiding a heart attack and lung cancer will improve
• It will help that smoker’s cough
• Your breath, your hair and your clothes will stop smelling of stale tobacco
• If you are pregnant, your baby will stand a better chance of being born healthy
• There is a lower risk of osteoporosis for women.
• Pay less tax!
• Save money
• Reduce risks related to passive smoking of those around you
• Cheaper life/health insurance