The effects of smoking on health

There are 7.4 million adult cigarette smokers in the United Kingdom. Smoking accounts for approximately 96,000 deaths a year in the United Kingdom and about half of all life-long smokers will die prematurely.

The following conditions are associated with smoking:

• Heart/Blood vessels – Heart disease, heart attacks, stroke and damage to blood vessels
• Lungs – Wheezing, asthma, COPD and lung cancer
• Brain – Stroke
• Skin – Premature ageing
• Bones – Osteoporosis
• Stomach – Stomach cancer, stomach ulcers
• Kidneys – Cancer
• Mouth and throat – cancer of the lips, tongue, throat, larynx

The following information was taken from the London Royal Free London Smoking information visit here stop-smoking-service

After stopping smoking
Your health will begin to improve after just 20 minutes, and you will soon start to notice the benefits of quitting.

Table 17 After stopping smoking