The Facts
Have you heard it all before, well read them again. One of these statistics could be you.
These messages have been part of the "Anti-smoking" campaign for many years but 2007 will see the introduction of a UK wide ban on smoking in public places.
The facts behind these statements don’t lie.
Your Health
- Cigarette smoke is THE GREATEST single cause of premature death in UK.
- In the UK one person dies from smoking every 4 minutes.
- Some 106000 people die each year as a result of smoking, that’s 1 out of every 5 deaths!
- Persistent smokers die, on average 12 years younger than non smokers.
- Smoking dramatically increases the risk of developing hundreds of diseases; here is a list of some of the most common. Those few on the list that do not deliver a swift death, instead instil years of distressing and debilitating illness.
- Lung cancer (smoking causes over 80 per cent of all lung cancer deaths)
- Heart disease
- Bronchitis
- Strokes
- Stomach ulcers
- Leukemia
- Gangrene
- Other cancers eg mouth and throat cancer
Your Money
Smoking is an expensive habit. Just think of all the money you have wasted over your lifetime on cigarettes. The average smoker will spend £1500 a year on them. In a lifetime some spend upwards of £92000.
Your Social Life
Smoke smells! Your clothes, hair skin and breath are all affected by the stale smell of cigarettes and lets face it no likes the thought of kissing an ashtray.
Smoking also causes cellulite, a contradiction to the common myth that is helps with weight loss. It encourages premature ageing and wrinkles and takes away your natural glowing skin tone.
Your Friends and Families Health
Smoking around your loved ones increases their risk of smoking related diseases, and gives them the smelly hair, skin and clothes of a heavy smoker.
