SMOKING AWARENESS

WHY QUIT? YOUR HEALTH  Before quitting:  Smokers lose an average of 16 years of life.  Smoking damages your lungs making it harder to chase your children around the garden, play a game of football or even walk upstairs  90% of lung cancer cases are caused by smoking  Smoking kills about 80,000 people in England every year. Almost enough people to fill Wembley Stadium  Cigarette smoke contains nicotine and carbon monoxide which increase blood pressure and reduce your blood’s ability to carry oxygen

IMPACT ON HEALTH

CHEMICALS IN CIGARETTES

ACTIVITY  Carbon Monoxide Test:  Haemoglobin reacts with Carbon Monoxide in your cells and produced COHb. This is then distributing poisonous Carbon Monoxide around your body instead of the oxygen you require  If you score below 6 you are a non-smoker  Carbon Monoxide is poisonous, has no taste, colour or smell  Tar Jar; These represent the amount of tar build up in your lungs. This will decrease the oxygen that is able to diffuse into your body and will cause you to become breathless  Can you also think of other things that smoking may affect?

BENEFITS OF QUITTING

 Quitting means 16 more family Christmases, birthday celebrations, wedding anniversaries and FA cup finals  Just 3 months after quitting, your lungs will start to function better  By stopping smoking you reduce your risk of lung cancer  Non smokers are less likely to die from coronary heart disease and stroke  48 hours after you quit all of the nicotine and carbon monoxide to be completely flushed out of your body

MONEY  A 20 a day smoker will spend almost £48,000 over the next 20 years- Money which could be spent paying off bills, your credit card or mortgage  Smoking makes a residue stick to your clothes and furniture, leaving the carpet stained and with a bad smell- Money saved from quitting smoking could contribute to the costs of replacing your carpets and sofa for a truly smokefree home  Money spent on smoking every day soon adds up. A week’s worth of smoking 15 a day costs around £35- In just a week you’ll see more notes in your pocket, which means you can reward yourself with a treat from the shops.  If you and your partner smoke 10 cigarettes a day, it will cost you: £2,400 a year- Non smokers have more disposable income than smokers. That means more holidays, more days out with the family, and more money to spend on treats.

RECAP  There are benefits to health from quitting  The likelihood of suffering from smoking related diseases significantly reduces  Quitting will save you LOTS of money  The Health and Wellbeing Centre offers a free stop smoking service

SOURCES OF HELP AND INFORMATION  Health and Wellbeing Centre; FREE stop smoking service  Barnsley Stop Smoking Service 