STOPTOBER IS COMING…

The month we all have been waiting for. 

Stoptober is a 28-day long event in which participants are encouraged to stop smoking. Public Health England shaped the annual campaign and continues to fund it.

BUT WHEN DID IT START?

The first Stoptober campaign was launched in 2012 and it was definitely an outstanding success with the power of social media. There is just so much power and energy because everyone standing together to put in their part to help someone quit smoking. 

A little help and encouragement really help through this journey and this is what these 28-days are all about. 

HOW IT WORKS?

The idea was that if a person doesn’t smoke at all for 28-days, he/she is five-time more likely to completely quit smoking and this has been planned based on evidence.

Most people have this strong belief that smoking is nearly impossible to quit. The success of Stoptober throughout these years is evidence that it is possible with the help of social media, phone apps and motivation!

 

WHY EXACTLY DO WE NEED TO QUIT SMOKING?

This shouldn’t even be a question anymore because now life has become fast and everything that happens around the world is right in front of you. 

Smoking has killed millions of people around the world and is still doing so. The reason is that tobacco cigarettes are harmful to your health and the health of people who are around you, along with the environment and your bank balance. 

Let’s talk about its health effects:

Brain:

Smokers are more likely to have strokes. Smoking increases the risk of subarachnoid haemorrhage. 

Heart:

Here’s a list of heart issues caused by smoking: 

• Coronary Heart Disease

• Heart Attack

• Stroke

• Peripheral Vascular Disease 

• Cerebrovascular Disease

Lungs:

• Coughs

• Colds

• Wheezing

• Asthma 

• Pneumonia

• Emphysema

• Lung cancer. 

• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).

Stomach:

Smokers have an increased chance of getting stomach cancer or ulcers. 

Mouth and throat:

• Bad Breath 

• Stained Teeth

• Gum Disease

• Damaged Your Sense of Taste

• Oral Thrush.

• Cancer In your Lips

• Cancer in Your Tongue

• Cancer in Your Throat

• Cancer in Your Voice-Box

• Cancer in Your Oesophagus

Reproduction and fertility:

Smoking can cause male impotence. For women, smoking can reduce fertility.

NOW HOW DOES SMOKING EFFECTS OUR ENVIRONMENT:

Cigarette butts that smokers dump in trash cans and other surroundings are still one of a major problem we are facing to this date.

These cigarette butts take around 18 MONTHS TO 10 YEARS TO DECOMPOSE! Which means that the cigarette filters are full of tar, nicotine, and other toxins that can get soaked into the ground and affect every organism that comes into contact with them. 

THE EFFECTS OF SMOKING ON OTHER PEOPLE:

Second-hand smoke is also extremely harmful not just for another human but for any living being that comes in contact with it. It affects the life of the next person too. Read here to know more about this.

CONCLUSION:

Smoking has been causing us harm since the longest we can remember. We should quit smoking as quickly as we can and what better opportunity than Stoptober 2020. 

Vaping on the other hand has none of the effects mentioned above and is proved to 95% safer than smoking. 

TAKE THE BIG STEP AND QUIT SMOKING FOR YOURSELF, PEOPLE AROUND YOU AND THE WORLD!

QUITTING SMOKING?  TRY THESE GREAT FLAVOURS TO START YOU OFF

Kits and E-Liquids for Beginners

Tobacco E-Liquids

Menthol E-Liquids

USEFUL LINKS

http://www.nhs.uk/smokefree