Smoke Free Christmas Stopsmokingservice.co.uk have published some advice and tips to having a smoke free Christmas. With the month of December well underway our attention turns to the up and coming Christmas festivities. With gifts, food shopping, Covid restrictions, the last thing on our mind is to stop smoking. However there is no better time…
Christmas and Mental Health Whilst many people will be enjoying this year’s celebrations and Christmas is generally a time for festivities and gift giving, many others will find this time very difficult. With the Covid-19 pandemic, state of the economy and uncertainties many of us have, this year’s Christmas celebrations present a unique challenge. Mind.org…
Health Benefits of Smoking Cessation People of all ages who have already developed smoking-related health problems can still benefit from quitting. Below is a list comparing age to the health benefit you will receive when you stop smoking even if you already have a smoking-related health problem: At about 30: gain almost 10 years of…
Coping with going into work during coronavirus Mind.org have published some advice and guidance of looking after your mental health if you have to go to work during the Covid-19 pandemic. If you are going into work during coronavirus, you may find it hard to take care of your mental wellbeing. This may feel even…
The Royal College of Midwives Support to Quit Smoking in Pregnancy Position Statement The RCM’s position is to support pregnant woman to quit smoking. Pregnant women are particularly vulnerable to health risks posed from tobacco smoke. With regards to the use of e-cigarettes during pregnancy the RCM say this, “E-cigarettes contain some toxins, but at…
Switching to e-cigarettes from smoking reduces toxic chemical exposure Smokers who switch from traditional cigarettes to pod-based e-cigarettes can limit their exposure to harmful chemicals in tobacco products, a study published by JAMA Network Open found. The study recruited 186 Black and Latino smokers, asking 125 of them to switch to e-cigarettes for six weeks,…
Stop Smoking Calculator Tobacco smoking is a large expense. During this Covid-19 pandemic many people are under enormous financial stress. Health benefits aren’t the only benefit you will have if you quit smoking today. There is a large financial benefit to be had once you have stopped smoking. To see what you can save, use…
Smoking and Covid-19 The World Health Organization (WHO) has completed an analysis of 35 peer reviewed studies on the association of smoking with COVID-19. The review found that smokers are more likely to develop severe disease from COVID-19 than non-smokers, and in hospitalised patients with COVID-19, smoking was also associated with increased severity of illness…
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Mental health and smoking cessation—a population survey in England BMC Medicine have conducted a population survey in England looking into the relationship between mental health and smoking cessation. The aim of this survey was to assess whether there are differences by mental health status in: Triggers for quit attempts Use of evidence-based support Quit success.…