Smoking

Smoking is the single most important health risk you can change.

Risk

We all know that smoking is bad for us. We have all heard about the increased risk of:

• heart disease,
• stroke,
• high blood pressure,
• emphysema,
• chronic bronchitis,
• lung cancer.

But did you know that about half of all regular smokers will eventually be killed by their habit? And of course there are all the “minor” hassles associated with smoking like:

• bad breath,
• poor dental hygiene
• premature skin aging.

And what about the effects of passive smoking on our children and others around us? Children of parents who smoke are more likely to have:

• a chronic cough,
• worse asthma,
• more frequent chest infections,
• an infant die of cot death.

Related Information

Please read the related healthcare articles below, from our Healthcare Library.

Tips

Stop smoking ASH’s 15 tips