FACTS ABOUT SMOKING

FACTS ABOUT SMOKING SMOKING PREVALENCE BY REGION 2010 Cigarette smoking prevalence, adults aged 16 and over MALE FEMALE 15-17% 18-20% 21-23% 24% and over 1 North East 2 Yorks & the Humber 3 East Midlands 4 East of England 6 London 6 South East 7 South West 8 West Midlands 9 North West PREVALENCE OF CIGARETTE SMOKING BY SOCIO-ECONOMIC GROUP Adults aged 16 and over, Great Britain Manual Non-manual 00000 33% 33% 31% 28% 27% 23% 22% 20% 16% 13% 1992 1998 2002 2008 2010 *Figures for 2010 are for Routine & Manual and Managerial & Professional groups NEW CHILDHOOD SMOKERS Number of children aged 11-15 starting smoking (000s), UK* 350 300 Total children Вoys Girls 250 200 150 100 50 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 *The smoking rates used are for 11-16 year-olds in England, which were applied to mid-year population estimates for the UK to caloulate the number of 11-16 year-olds starting smoking in the UK Source: Cancer Research UK HARMFUL CHEMICALS IN A CIGARETTE Tobacco smoke contains over 4.000 different chemicals, at least 50 are known to cause cancer in humans and many are poisonous AMMONIA Toilet cleaner ACETONE Nail polish remover BENZENE Petrol additive TAR ARSENIC Deposited in lungs Rat poison NICOTINE Insecticide/ CARBON MONOXIDE addictive drug Car exhaust fumes Source: stop-smoking-programs.org BENEFITS OF QUITTING TIMELINE 20 MINUTES TWO DAYS Body is nicotine-free and your sense of taste and smell Your blood pressure and pulse return to normal improve THREE DAYS 24 HOURS You can breathe more easily, and your energy increases Lungs start to clear 3-9 MONTHS 2-12 WEEKS Breathing problems improve and lung function increases by up to 10% Your circulation improves ONE YEAR 10 YEARS Heart attack risk is Lung cancer risk is half that of a smoker half that of a smoker Source: NHS AYA PPP HEALTHCARE PRESS redefining /standards ASSOCIATION FACTS ABOUT SMOKING SMOKING PREVALENCE BY REGION 2010 Cigarette smoking prevalence, adults aged 16 and over MALE FEMALE 15-17% 18-20% 21-23% 24% and over 1 North East 2 Yorks & the Humber 3 East Midlands 4 East of England 6 London 6 South East 7 South West 8 West Midlands 9 North West PREVALENCE OF CIGARETTE SMOKING BY SOCIO-ECONOMIC GROUP Adults aged 16 and over, Great Britain Manual Non-manual 00000 33% 33% 31% 28% 27% 23% 22% 20% 16% 13% 1992 1998 2002 2008 2010 *Figures for 2010 are for Routine & Manual and Managerial & Professional groups NEW CHILDHOOD SMOKERS Number of children aged 11-15 starting smoking (000s), UK* 350 300 Total children Вoys Girls 250 200 150 100 50 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 *The smoking rates used are for 11-16 year-olds in England, which were applied to mid-year population estimates for the UK to caloulate the number of 11-16 year-olds starting smoking in the UK Source: Cancer Research UK HARMFUL CHEMICALS IN A CIGARETTE Tobacco smoke contains over 4.000 different chemicals, at least 50 are known to cause cancer in humans and many are poisonous AMMONIA Toilet cleaner ACETONE Nail polish remover BENZENE Petrol additive TAR ARSENIC Deposited in lungs Rat poison NICOTINE Insecticide/ CARBON MONOXIDE addictive drug Car exhaust fumes Source: stop-smoking-programs.org BENEFITS OF QUITTING TIMELINE 20 MINUTES TWO DAYS Body is nicotine-free and your sense of taste and smell Your blood pressure and pulse return to normal improve THREE DAYS 24 HOURS You can breathe more easily, and your energy increases Lungs start to clear 3-9 MONTHS 2-12 WEEKS Breathing problems improve and lung function increases by up to 10% Your circulation improves ONE YEAR 10 YEARS Heart attack risk is Lung cancer risk is half that of a smoker half that of a smoker Source: NHS AYA PPP HEALTHCARE PRESS redefining /standards ASSOCIATION