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If you are Serious about Stopping Smoking

book an appointment by calling me on

01483 728651 or 07921 620066




In 2002 smoking killed around five times more people in Britain than the total of -  

  • other accidents (8579)
  • suicide (4,066)  
  • road traffic accidents (3439)
  • poisoning and overdose (3157)
  • murder & manslaughter (513),
  • HIV (234)




Over 17,000 under-5's are admitted to hospital each year because of the effects of passive smoking. Children who passive smoke are more likely to suffer -
  • pneumonia,
  • bronchitis,
  • ear infections,
  • asthma,
  • SIDS

Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of:

  •             spontaneous abortion (miscarriage)
  •             bleeding during pregnancy
  •             premature birth
  •             low birth weight 
  •             Sudden Infant Death Syndrome


Smoking has been associated with increased sperm abnormalities & is a cause of impotence
Smoking is a major cause of Erectile Dysfunction(ED). 

Researchers have found that men who have ED are 43 per cent more likely than the rest of the population to be smokers.

Find out more ...

www.lovelifematters.co.uk

www.ash.org.uk

Men who smoke cut their lives short by 13.2 years



A packet of 20 Malboro currently costs almost  £6!
10 cigarettes a day costs £1095 every year,
20 cigarettes a day costs £2190 every year. 
At todays prices 20 cigarettes a day for 15 years costs £32,425



Smoking gives you yellow teeth & bad breath. 
Smokers in their 40s have as many facial wrinkles as non-smokers in their 60s.
 


Almost 50% of habitual cigarette smokers will die of smoking related ailments. An estimated -

30% of cancer deaths

17% heart disease deaths

80% from bronchitis & emphysema.



It's a girl thing ...
 

  • Female smokers are more susceptible to lung cancer than male smokers.
  • Each year 41,000 women die of smoking related ailments.
  • If you smoke & breastfeed harmful chemicals may be passed to your baby through breast milk  
  • The menopause starts roughly two years earlier in women who smoke.
  • Smoking can reduce your fertility rate by 30%
  • Smoking when pregnant increases the risk of miscarriage
  • Smoking & using the pill increase your chances of heart attack tenfold
  • The incidence of cervical cancer is 4 times higher for smokers


The Benefits of Quitting
 

20 minutes after quitting:

  • Your blood pressure drops back to normal.
  • The temperature in your hands and feet returns to normal.

8 hours after quitting:

  • The carbon monoxide (a gas that can be toxic) in your blood drops to normal.

24 hours after quitting:

  • Your chance of having a heart attack goes down.

2 days after quitting:

  • You can taste and smell things better.

2 weeks to 3 months after quitting:

  • You have better blood flow.
  • Your lungs are working better.

1 to 9 months after quitting:

  • Coughing, sinus congestion, fatigue, and shortness of breath decrease.
  • Your lungs start to function better, lowering your risk of lung infections.

1 year after quitting:

  • You reduce your risk for heart disease by half.

5 to 15 years after quitting:

  • Your risk of having a stroke is the same as someone who never smoked.

10 years after quitting:

  • Your risk of lung cancer is nearly the same as someone who never smoked.
  • Your risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, kidney, and pancreas also decrease.

15 years after quitting:

  • Your risk of heart disease is now the same as someone who has never smoked.