Stop! Quitting Time!

STOP! UITTING TIME! There are an estimated 10 million smokers in the UK That's 1 in 6 of the total UK population (Statistics taken from 2010) 1.35 billion people smoke world wide 30% 31% In UK men, smoking is highest among 25-34 year olds at 30% In UK women, smoking is highest among 20-24 year olds at 31% Searching for a reason to quit smoking? It's all about the money! The average smoker spends £2250 per year on cigarettes – that's the price of a car or a family holiday! Here are just a few that'll have you stopping in no time! Bedroom Antics Every time you reach for a cigarette, remember that smoking can cause circulatory problems. This can lead to a lower blood flow to your genitals, making arousal incredibly difficult - the risk of impotence in men is 50% more likely in smokers. (Source: salford.gov.uk/stopsmoking.htm) Sleep Tight Going through nicotine withdrawal every night is proven to contribute to sleep disturbances, with smokers four times as likely to feel unrested after a night's sleep. (Source: chestnet.org) Can you HEAR me?? Smokers are a massive 70% more likely to develop hearing loss than non smokers. (Source: jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=187596) Take Care of your Nashers! Tobacco stained teeth - need we say anything more?? Be Still my Beating Heart Smokers are 2-4 times more likely to develop coronary disease than non-smokers. (Source: americanheart.org) Strong Bones It has been found that women smokers have a lower bone density than non smokers. (Source: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov) Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Who's the Fairest of Them All? Smoking ages your skin by up to 19 years, making you look old before your time. (Source: quit.org.uk) Smokers Lose an Average of 16 Years of Life (Source: smokefree.nhs.uk) Join the Electronic Revolution this Stoptober What is Stoptober? Stoptober is a government run 28 day stop smoking challenge backed by Cancer Research and the British Heart Foundation. Why Should you Take Part in Stoptober? Research has proven that if you stop smoking for 28 days you are 5 times more likely to quit for good! This mass campaign is more likely to help a vast amount of people quit smoking. Robert West, the director of tobacco studies at University College London told BBC Radio 4 smokers quit in large groups, as we are social, herd animals. (Source: bbc.co.uk/news/health-19506327) stop tober Smoking is the biggest cause of premature death in England and is responsible for the loss of more than 100,000 lives in the UK every year. That's Enough People to Fill Wembley Stadium! (Source: dh.gov.uk) "Smoking counts for 1 in 4 deaths, and nearly a fifth of cancer deaths, so it's vital that work continues to support smokers to quit." Jean King, director of tobacco control at Cancer Research UK (Source: bbc.co.uk/news/health-19506327) STOP! UITTING TIME! There are an estimated 10 million smokers in the UK That's 1 in 6 of the total UK population (Statistics taken from 2010) 1.35 billion people smoke world wide 30% 31% In UK men, smoking is highest among 25-34 year olds at 30% In UK women, smoking is highest among 20-24 year olds at 31% Searching for a reason to quit smoking? It's all about the money! The average smoker spends £2250 per year on cigarettes – that's the price of a car or a family holiday! Here are just a few that'll have you stopping in no time! Bedroom Antics Every time you reach for a cigarette, remember that smoking can cause circulatory problems. This can lead to a lower blood flow to your genitals, making arousal incredibly difficult - the risk of impotence in men is 50% more likely in smokers. (Source: salford.gov.uk/stopsmoking.htm) Sleep Tight Going through nicotine withdrawal every night is proven to contribute to sleep disturbances, with smokers four times as likely to feel unrested after a night's sleep. (Source: chestnet.org) Can you HEAR me?? Smokers are a massive 70% more likely to develop hearing loss than non smokers. (Source: jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=187596) Take Care of your Nashers! Tobacco stained teeth - need we say anything more?? Be Still my Beating Heart Smokers are 2-4 times more likely to develop coronary disease than non-smokers. (Source: americanheart.org) Strong Bones It has been found that women smokers have a lower bone density than non smokers. (Source: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov) Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Who's the Fairest of Them All? Smoking ages your skin by up to 19 years, making you look old before your time. (Source: quit.org.uk) Smokers Lose an Average of 16 Years of Life (Source: smokefree.nhs.uk) Join the Electronic Revolution this Stoptober What is Stoptober? Stoptober is a government run 28 day stop smoking challenge backed by Cancer Research and the British Heart Foundation. Why Should you Take Part in Stoptober? Research has proven that if you stop smoking for 28 days you are 5 times more likely to quit for good! This mass campaign is more likely to help a vast amount of people quit smoking. Robert West, the director of tobacco studies at University College London told BBC Radio 4 smokers quit in large groups, as we are social, herd animals. (Source: bbc.co.uk/news/health-19506327) stop tober Smoking is the biggest cause of premature death in England and is responsible for the loss of more than 100,000 lives in the UK every year. That's Enough People to Fill Wembley Stadium! (Source: dh.gov.uk) "Smoking counts for 1 in 4 deaths, and nearly a fifth of cancer deaths, so it's vital that work continues to support smokers to quit." Jean King, director of tobacco control at Cancer Research UK (Source: bbc.co.uk/news/health-19506327)