Smoking causes about 90% (or 9 out of 10) of all lung cancer deaths. More women die from lung cancer each year than from breast cancer. Smoking causes about 80% (or 8 out of 10) of all deaths from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Cigarette smoking...
The UK government is almost a decade behind achieving its target for England to be smoke-free by 2030 a new report published by Cancer Research UK reveals. The report warns that, if recent trends continue, the target will now not be met until 2039. This is despite...
Yes you read that right! I’ve always been of the opinion you need at least one vice in life. I can’t remember the last to I had an alcoholic beverage, I gave up drinking years ago. I was at a party about 12 years ago at a hotel. We were all congregated...
1) Many thousands of people in the UK have already stopped smoking with the help of an e-cigarette. There’s evidence that they can be effective. A 2021 review found people who used e-cigarettes to quit smoking, as well as having expert face-to-face support, can...
The UK is one of the leading countries using vaping as a smoking cessation tool. In fact, it is been proven to be twice as effective as alternative smoking cessation tools. By that I mean Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) E.g. Gum, patches, lozenges and throat...
I started smoking along with my school friends at the age of 11. I was diagnosed with COPD at the age of 40. 10 years after that my son begged me to quit smoking (See my story) I’d tried several times before and failed miserably. Nicotine patches burned my skin...