Smoking Facts and figures

As a hospital, Addenbrooke’s

  • has a responsibility to promote health

  • provides support for people who wish to make healthy choices such as stopping smoking

  • has a duty to protect patients and visitors from the effects of second hand smoke

  • has a legal obligation to provide a safe working environment and protect the health of staff

 

 
Your health

 

Did you know?

  • Tobacco smoke contains over 4000 chemicals in the form of particles and gases

  • Over 50 of these are known to be cancer causing

  • Smoking leads to heart disease, stroke and cancer

  • More than 120,000 people in the UK die from smoking related illnesses each year

  • Many people are concerned about the affects of second hand smoke.

  • Second hand smoke includes

    • side stream smoke from the burning tip of a cigarette

    • mainstream smoke that has been inhaled and then exhaled by the smoker.
Your choice


Did you know?

  • 70% of smokers say that they want to give up (Office of National Statistics)

  • Research has shown what type of support smokers need to help them give up

  • The National Smoking Quit-line provides information about local support services for people who wish to give up smoking
    0800 169 0169

 

Last updated: 9 August, 2007