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Isle Of Wight: Help To Quit The Habbit On NO Smoking Day 2021
By Iona Stewart-Richardson
Islanders are being encouraged to find out how they can give up smoking for good - this No Smoking Day.
Simon Bryant, director of public health at the Isle of Wight Council, has spoken of the benefits of quitting ahead of the 37th National No Smoking Day today (Wednesday)
He said the good news is that smokers who quit for six weeks or more are happier and experience less anxiety and depression than those who carry on smoking.
In 2019, the UK government set out a target to achieve ‘Smoke-free’ status by 2030. But forecasts reveal that 97% of England will miss this target – with only two London boroughs on track to meet it. Based on current Public Health England smoking prevalence and quit rates, England will be entirely smoke-free by 2051, which is 21 years later than the original government goal. The extra 21 years will cost over £40.4 billion in local authority social care and NHS costs. UK set to go smoke free by 2051 According to NHS data, there were over half a million smoking related hospital admissions in 2019/2020, which is 10% higher than it was a decade earlier.
Updated Mar 10, 2021 | 13:53 IST
Oral health, heart, kidneys, and even your skin are likely to get adversely affected due to smoking. Know how cigarette smoking affects your skin and raises risk of various skin disorders and conditions. National No Smoking Day: Know how smoking affects your skin health and raises risk of disorders | Photo Credit: iStock Images
New Delhi: Smoking is one of the most common lifestyle habits that have become prevalent in recent years. However, it is cigarette smoking or even e-smoking that urban, young adults have taken on. Meanwhile, smoking hookahs, and other forms of tobacco, have been very common in both rural and urban areas for centuries. Smoking is known to have one very serious health effect – that of increased risk of lung cancer. According to reports, lung cancer is now the second most common cancer around the world, and more than 80 per cent of lung cancer cases occur due to regular smoking.
The 58-year-old is supporting National No Smoking Day today. “They always say that you are never too old to quit and this year I’ve finally done it, said Mrs Trachonitis. The pandemic has really made me think about my health and what is important. It’s been a tough year for everyone and I realised that with each lockdown I was drinking, eating and smoking more than usual because I was at home. Then at Christmas I found out that I was going to be a grandma for the first time and this was the push that I needed to quit.
In 2019, the UK government set out a target to achieve ‘Smoke-free’ status by 2030. But forecasts reveal that 97% of England will miss this target – with only two London boroughs on track to meet it. Based on current Public Health England smoking prevalence and quit rates, England will be entirely smoke-free by 2051, which is 21 years later than the original government goal. The extra 21 years will cost over £40.4 billion in local authority social care and NHS costs. UK set to go smoke free by 2051 According to NHS data, there were over half a million smoking related hospital admissions in 2019/2020, which is 10% higher than it was a decade earlier.