Smoking and you
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Smoking damages your body in many ways. From the day-to-day effects on your heart and your breathing, to longer-term smoking-related diseases such as heart disease, cancer and stroke. Your smoke can harm your family's health, too.
No matter how long you've smoked for, quitting can help improve your health straight away.
Now is the right time to quit. Every cigarette causes you real harm and quitting smoking is healthier for you and your family.
There's lots of free support to help you quit now:
Tameside Be Well Service – 0161 716 2000 or email bewelltameside@nhs.net
Second Hand (passive) smoking
Passive smoking is breathing in second-hand tobacco smoke from the air. Less than 3 out of 10 adults smoke but nearly everyone at times is breathing in secondary smoke.
If you have children or you are around children take a look at the Take 7 Steps Out campaign on ways you can protect them from secondhand smoke.