Every 6.5 seconds someone dies from tobacco use, says the World Health Organization. Research suggests that people who start smoking in their teens and continue for 2 decades or more will die 20-25 years earlier than those who never light up.
Last night, LivingTV aired episode 4 of Britain's Next Top Model 5. The show culminated in a photoshoot which promoted several charities by visually depicting their respective causes. One of those charities was QUIT, with Quit Because presenter Alison Walsh in the studio providing the contestants with expert advice on how to portray the effects of smoking!
You can read The Sun's article previewing the episode here.
Photographs courtesy of Britain’s Next Top Model on Living.
Check out the footage below, with Quit Because and Ali featured at 0:40 and 8:38 into the video!
inthenews.co.uk has an article on some research conducted by Cancer Research UK showing that giving up smoking not only benefits your state of mind but your wallet or purse too!
New research has claimed ex-smokers are 'overwhelmingly' happier after quitting.
The study by Cancer Research UK found more than two thirds of non-smokers polled said they felt better since giving up.
The length of time since quitting also affected the level of happiness. Ex-smokers who had stopped more than a year ago reported feeling happier than ex-smokers who had stopped within the last year.
Even among ex-smokers who had recently stopped a large majority felt happier than when they smoked.
ASH Wales organized a demonstration outside the annual general meeting of BAT last week. Quit Because presenters Ed, Hayley and Michelle joined forces and protested out on the frontline.
It was good to see some really enthusiastic young people from London, Wales and Liverpool challenging members of the tobacco company. They did it in a polite and friendly way but really drove the point across. They also made some really great banners.
- Hayley
Last year, ASH and Ffaith laid out 1,000 shoes outside the BAT's AGM to symbolise the 100,000 Africans killed by BAT products each year.
British Annual Tobacco is one of the largest tobacco companies in the world. The tobacco industry is well aware of the risks of smoking, yet they continue to endanger people’s health and negatively affect the environment.
Martin Broughton, BAT's executive chairman, advised his children not to smoke, according to an interview in the Times. He said his son and daughter do not smoke but that he would have warned them if he "caught them behind the bike sheds" when they were younger.
"I said to them, 'I would advise you not to smoke. But if you want to smoke it is your affair. It is not good for you. You are better off not smoking'."
Read more about what the tobacco industry really thinks.
Congratulations to Quit Because's Nicky Hirst, who successfully ran the Flora London Marathon last Sunday - even though she badly injured herself 4 miles into the course - in memory of her mommy. Lynne Lomas lost her battle against ovarian cancer last year. Nicky raised £2500 for Ovarian Cancer Action!
Congratulations also to QUIT's Paul Rossiter who completed the 26 mile course in 5 and a half hours, and raised £1000 for QUIT.
