Quit is the independent UK charity whose aim is to save lives by helping smokers to stop. They offer a helpline for smokers wanting to quit, (it’s 0800 00 22 00, if you’re interested). One of Quit’s greatest resources is its website, which is completely devoted to stopping smoking, and provides a wealth of […]
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People are frequently inclined to think that the ill effects of smoking only kick in in middle- and old-age. However, research has shown that smoking can dramatically affect the health of younger people too. It seems that people who are under the age of forty are five times more likely to have a heart attack […]
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In the present drive to denormalise smoking, and especially to cut down on the numbers of young people starting smoking, the actions of stars can have great significance, in terms of either promoting the idea of smoking as an unhealthy addiction, or promoting the idea of it as a glamourous habit.
So there was a bit […]
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It’s a horrible thought that for many smokers that, as well as damaging the heart and your lungs, smoking can also be giving them wrinkles.
It is well known that smoking causes the blood vessels in the outermost layers of skin to contract, thus impeding the natural flow of blood to the skin, and not allowing […]
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Recently in the UK, another milestone has been achieved in the drive to denormalise tobacco smoking – the age at which young people can legally buy tobacco has been raised from 16 to 18, and this new ruling came into force from the beginning of October 2007.
Raising the age at which young people can buy […]
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The UK charity Quit, that helps people to give up smoking, has reported that young people are three times as likely to start smoking if both their parents smoke, but, significantly, whether their parents approve or disapprove of smoking is also a factor.
Similarly, an Australian study found that young people are twice as likely […]
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