Stoptober

Tomorrow is October 1^st, which means the beginning of Stoptober – the 28-day stop smoking challenge. Nearly a quarter of a million people in England and Wales signed up last year and research has shown that stopping smoking for 28 days makes you 5 times more likely to stay smoke-free.

More than 79,000 deaths per year in England are due to smoking-related causes. 90% of lung cancer cases are due to smoking, and it can also cause cancer in other parts of the body. It also damages your heart and circulation, putting you at risk of coronary heart disease, heart attack, stroke and vascular diseases. Additionally, it puts your lungs at risk of chronic bronchitis, emphysema, pneumonia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). So your health is an obvious reason to give up smoking. 

The effect on your body after you stop smoking:

Stopping smoking does not only have a beneficial impact on your health. The average smoker has 13 cigarettes per day - 364 in 4 weeks. Therefore, Stoptober would save you £141 and a whole year without smoking saves you £1,696!

Stopping smoking is not only adding years onto your life, it's saving you money to spend in those years. To sign up, go to https://stoptober.smokefree.nhs.uk.