Stopping Smoking
Stop Smoking Wales
Here you will find information about stopping smoking and how to get free support if you, or someone you know, wants to stop smoking.
It is estimated that over two thirds of smokers would like to stop so you are not alone.
Please call freephone 0800 085 2219 or visit
http://www.stopsmokingwales.com/
Some things you may not know about Blaenau Gwent:
- 620 people died from smoking in 2007
- Second highest smoking rates in Wales (one third of all adults smoke)
- Numbers of teenage smokers are increasing
- One of the highest rates of obesity in Wales
- One of the highest rates of respiratory and heart disease in Wales
- Highest rate of low birth weight babies in Wales
Ash Wales
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH)
ASH Wales is the leading voluntary organisation in Wales tackling tobacco use.
Our main aim is to achieve a reduction in and eventual elimination of the health problems associated with tobacco use.
The Vision of ASH Wales is
"ASH Wales is committed to achieving a life free from tobacco for all people in Wales"
8 Museum Place
2nd Floor
Cardiff
CF10 3BG
Telephone: 029 2064 1101
Fax: 029 2064 1045
Some Useful Websites
Smokefree Action - NHS quit site
STUB - For young people in Wales Bilingual NHS site - thinking about quitting
Information on the British Heart Foundation scheme 'Smoke Free Blaenau Gwent'
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