• Lung cancer kills 38,000 people per year in the UK
• Smokers are twice as likely to die of a heart attack
• On average a smoker shortens his life by five minutes for each cigarette smoked
• Children of smokers are more likely to get chest and ear infections

 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?

• Nicotine chewing-gum or skin patches can help with troublesome withdrawal symptoms. Discuss at our dispensary or with our practice nurse.
• Hypnotherapy
• Acupuncture

What can you gain?

• Your chances of avoiding a heart attack and lung cancer will improve
• You'll 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