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Covid-19 and Smoking

Am I at greater risk from Covid-19 if I smoke and how? Yes, Coronavirus attacks the lungs and respiratory system. If you smoke, you are more vulnerable to serious infection with coronavirus because the lungs are already weakened. We have small brush like hairs in the airways called Cilia which move mucous, inhaled debris and

Digital and Telephone Stop Smoking Sessions

Smoking increases your risk of lung disease, including Covid-19. We can help you quit call us on 0333 005 0095. Our stop smoking practitioners will support you to quit once and for all. They can provide ongoing support via the telephone or digitally and will, if appropriate, prescribe Nicotine replacement therapies. Our services are completely

Stop Smoking Virtual Sessions

If you are worried about Covid-19 and trying to quit smoking to reduce the risk, we can help you by providing virtual stop-smoking sessions. Dr Nick Hopkinson is a respiratory consultant and, in a video posted on Fresh, says quitting smoking is an important way for individuals to reduce their risk from Corona Virus because

No Butts Just Quit

It is never too late to quit and now is the time. You may have tried before, and maybe you didn’t succeed, but don’t give up! According to recent research you are three times more likely to stop smoking if you get help. Even brief advice increases quit rates, for example, even a 3-minute conversation

Smoking Causes House Fires

It is estimated that Fire Rescue services in Staffordshire will attend about 37 smoking related house fires each year, costing the county £5.4M. Fatalities are disproportionally high in smoking related fires, careless disposal of cigarettes is the single biggest killer in house fires and totally avoidable. Here is the best advice on how to avoid

No Womb for Smoking

Protecting your baby from tobacco smoke is one of the best things you can do to give your child a healthy start in life. Every cigarette contains 4,000 chemicals which can have negative affects during pregnancy and after birth. Smoking negatively affects fertility and ease of conception in both men and women, and can affect

Is Smoking Killing Your Pet?

We’ve all heard of passive smoking, the effects that cigarette smoke has on everyone in the area. But what about pets? All pets are sensitive to nicotine, they have smaller lungs and they nuzzle into the fabrics where the toxins fall and lick the chemicals off their fur whilst grooming. According to the PDSA, almost 80%

Will You Be Standing to Attention This Valentine’s Day?

It’s Valentine’s day, you take your partner for a magical date, you buy the perfect gift and then you get home with plans to take their breath away… But the only thing hard is the truth, smoking can cause a lack of sexual desire, erectile dysfunction and decreased sexual performance, even in men as young

Smoke-damaged Lungs Can Heal

If you’ve tried to quit smoking before but couldn’t find the motivation scientists have just found the ultimate reason. Research in the journal Nature shows that lungs have a “magical” ability to repair some of the damage caused by smoking if you stop smoking completely. It was originally believed that the damage caused by smoking

What is the Cost of Smoking?

As we approach national No Smoking Day on the 11th March – we ask just what is the cost of smoking? The cost of smoking to the UK Government is approximately £12.6 billion a year, made up of £1.4 billion spent on social care for smoking related care needs, £2.5 billion spent on NHS services and