The benefits of quitting smoking
Quitting smoking can have many benefits for you, people close to you and your community. This includes:
- Improving your physical health
- Improving your mental wellbeing
- Reducing the risk of harm to people that you smoke around
- Saving money
- Protecting the environment
By quitting smoking, you only have to wait as little as 20 minutes before you can start to see some benefits as your pulse returns to normal. After 8 hours, your oxygen levels will be recovering and after only 72 hours breathing will start to feel easier!
The cost of smoking
Not only does smoking affect your body, it can also affect the people around you and cause financial issues.
| Cost of smoking per person per year | At £10 per 20 | At £11.50 per 20 | At £13 per 20 |
| 5 cigarettes per day | £912.50 | £1,049.38 | £1,186.25 |
| 10 cigarettes per day | £1,825 | £2098.75 | £2,372.50 |
| 15 cigarettes per day | £2,737.50 | £3,148.13 | £3,558.75 |
| 20 cigarettes per day | £3,650 | £4,197.50 | £4,745 |
| 30 cigarettes per day | £5,475 | £6,296.25 | £7,117.50 |
| 40 cigarettes per day | £7,300 | £8,395 | £9,490 |
The average person spends £1,793 per year on their food shop, therefore if you were to smoke more than 10 cigarettes a day, you would be spending more in a year on smoking than you would on food.
Our vision for a smoke-free Leicester
“A smoke free Leicester – to make Leicester smoke free by 2030”
Smoking rates in Leicester have declined year on year and a smoke free generation now feels within reach. We are committed to reducing the harms of smoking and protecting you from tobacco.
We recognise that we can’t do this alone, and we will continue to work with you to raise awareness of the harms of smoking and to have the confidence to hold conversations about smoking.
Together we can encourage more smokers in our community to make a quit attempt year on year.
Start your health and wellbeing journey today
If you’re ready to improve your health and wellbeing, why not complete our self-assessment? All you need to do is answer a few questions about your health and tell us your wellbeing goals.
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