In the UK one person dies from a smoking-related disease every
four minutes. Lung cancer (smoking causes over 80 per cent of
all lung cancer deaths) Other cancers e.g mouth and throat
cancer Smoking can also worsen colds, chest problems and
allergies like hay fever, bronchitis and emphysema. It can bring
on unpleasant side-effects such as wrinkles and bad breath and
can make you feel short of breath when you exercise. The
benefits of stopping smoking are immediate. Within weeks you
will have better breathing and cleaner clothes. Even better, the
risk of serious disease starts going down immediately and
continues going down for years as your body recovers. As well as
the health effects of giving up smoking there is the cost of
smoking, complete the smoking calculator to see how much you
could save by going smokefree. The National Public Health
Service (NPHS) operates Stop Smoking Wales, which provides
support for smokers across Wales through the process of giving
up. Most people used to smoke – now only 25% do