Smoking & family life
Quitting makes a huge difference to you & your family. Find out how.
The impact of smoking on your family's health
Smokers lose an average of 16 years of life
Quitting means 16 more family Christmases, birthday celebrations, wedding anniversaries and FA cup finals
Smoking damages your lungs making it harder to chase your children around the garden, play a game of football or even walk upstairs
Just 3 months after quitting, your lungs will start to function better.
That means you can enjoy taking your family to the swimming pool, playing keepie-uppie and giving them piggy-backs
Cigarette smoke contains nicotine and carbon monoxide
which increase blood pressure and reduce your blood's ability to carry oxygen
48 hours
after you quit all of the nicotine and carbon monoxide to be completely flushed out of your body
90% of lung cancer cases are caused by smoking
By stopping smoking you reduce your risk of lung cancer
Smoking kills about 80,000 people in England every year. Almost enough people to fill Wembley Stadium
Non smokers are less likely to die from coronary heart disease and stroke
The impact of smoking on your wallet
A 20 a day smoker will
spend almost £48,000 over the next 20 years
Money which could be spent paying off
bills, your credit card or mortgage
Smoking makes a residue stick to your clothes and furniture, leaving the carpet stained and with a bad smell
Money saved from quitting smoking could contribute to the costs of replacing your carpets and sofa for a truly smokefree home
Money spent on smoking every day soon adds up –
a week's worth of smoking 15 a day
costs around £35
In just a week you'll see more notes in your pocket, which means you can reward yourself with a treat from the shops
If you and your partner smoke 10 cigarettes a day, it will cost you:
£ 2,400 a year
Non–smokers have more disposable income than smokers. That means
more holidays
more days out with
the family
and more money to
spend on treats
The impact of smoking on your family
73% of children worry that their mum or dad will die because they smoke
The majority of children with smoking parents want a smokefree future they wish nobody in the world smoked a cigarette and say they will never try a cigarette
Children exposed to a smoky atmosphere are more likely to suffer from breathing problems, allergies & chest infections
By not smoking you protect the health of those close to you
If you smoke, your children are twice as likely to smoke when they grow up
By quitting, your children will be less likely to take up smoking
Children exposed to a smoky atmosphere are off sick from school more often
Your child will spend more time at school learning and you'll spend less time and money arranging childcare or taking days off work
