On this World No Tobacco Day, let us work together to achieve our target, beat tobacco, and stop it from taking our breath away.
Research from the Center for Tobacco and the Environment at San Diego State University found thirdhand smoke residue in 100% of smoker and non-smoker apartments studied , demonstrating how persistent smoke contamination can be even after smoking has stopped
Data beats hunches
The HSE provides and promotes a wide range of cessation services, ranging from online and social media supports on quit.ie and Facebook HSE Quit, a National Smokers QUIT Line 1800 201 203, HSE QUIT services, primary care supports provided by GPs, pharmacists and dentists, and tobacco dependence treatments
This makes the chore of hand-washing sweaters and other woolen garments less of a, well, chore
Men who smoke are at greater risk of erectile dysfunction (1, 9)