Further information

Breathing second hand smoke increases other people’s chance of throat cancer, heart disease and breathing problems. 17,000 under-fives are taken into hospital each year because of their parents smoking.

How to give up

For information and support, contact any of the organisations under 'external links' below.

Benefits of giving up

• If you smoke 20 cigarettes each day you can save £1700 a year.
• Within 20 minutes of quitting your pulse and blood pressure returns to (your) normal.
• Carbon monoxide and nicotine levels in your blood are reduced by half in only eight hours.
• By 24 hours your lungs begin to clear smoking debris and mucus from your lungs.
• Taste and smell improves and you will be nicotine free within 48 hours.
• Energy levels get better and breathing becomes easier within 72 hours.
• Circulation improves between two -12 weeks.
• Three - nine months your lung function raises by 10% and you wheeze and cough less.
• One year on heart attack risk is cut by half.
• 10 years after quitting your chance of having lung cancer is lowered by 50%.
• Finally, after 15 years your risk of a heart attack will be the same as a non-smoker.

Related pages on this website

• Smoke-free South Norfolk: guidance for smokers

External links

NHS Giving Up Smoking Service
Smoking helpline 0800 169 0169
pregnancy smoking hotline: 0800 169 0171
On the website you can search for your nearest NHS Stop Smoking Service.

Cignificant
The Norfolk Stop Smoking Service
0800 0854 113, Mon-Wed 2pm-5pm Thur-Fri 9am-12.30pm.

Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation
'The Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation is the only charity in the world wholly dedicated to defeating lung cancer, the biggest cancer killer in the world'.

Quit
The independent charity whose aim is to save lives by helping smokers to stop.

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