Smoke-Free for Safety

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Did you know that children who grow up in smoky atmospheres have more than twice the chance of getting chest infections and asthma as those children who live in smoke-free homes. Research has shown that children whose parents smoke are more likely to need hospital attention before they are a year old and, when they do get to school, have more sick days than schoolchildren whose parents are non-smokers. If these statistics aren’t enough, children whose parents smoke have a much higher risk of getting meningitis than children whose parents don’t smoke.

Women who are expecting babies and who continue to smoke reduce the amount of oxygen the growing baby gets in the womb due to the amount of carbon monoxide flowing through the expectant mother’s blood vessels. Smoking while pregnant increases the risk of miscarriage, sickness and unnecessary bleeding. The foetus grows much slower and there are increased complications to both mother and baby during both pregnancy and labour. Further risk involves stillbirth or premature birth, and babies risk being born with lower birth weights, damage to their respiratory tracts and an increased chance of cot death.

So, you want to stop smoking. You know it is not going to be easy, especially when you are socialising and all your friends still smoke. Plenty of help is available, from face-to-face cognitive therapies to hypnotherapy, acupuncture to group meetings. There is information galore on the internet and in the doctors’ surgeries, all advising you how to stop smoking. You can try nicotine patches or chewing gum to supplement your will-power. These will help you to cope with your cravings. People who are trying to stop smoking often get rather irritable, and tired due to lack of sleep. People who are trying to stop smoking would be the first to admit they are a little difficult to live with while they are trying to stop smoking.