Smoking is not illegal (you need to be 18 to buy cigarettes) but it can damage your health, and that of the people you come into contact with including any unborn child. Smoking is addictive, so once you’ve started it could be hard to give it up.
Smoking is becoming less and less acceptable, and you cannot smoke on planes, buses or trains. It‘s also illegal to smoke in enclosed public spaces like pubs, restaurants and work premises in England. If you want to know more about the health problems caused by smoking or want to find out how to give up these websites could help:
- ASH
- QUIT
- NHS - Free Smoking Helpline 0800 022 4332 is available Monday to Friday 9.00am to 8.00pm, Saturday and Sunday 11.00am to 5.00pm
Locally T.A.S.K. Stop Smoking Service offers help across Rochdale to people who want to give up smoking:
T.A.S.K Stop Smoking Service (Rochdale, Heywood and Middleton)
Penn Street
Rochdale OL16 1HX
helpline 01706 708000
If you feel that you, or someone you know has got a problem with smoking you can talk to your Personal Adviser about it, or you could visit one or more of the above links for further information and help.
You can use the library in your Connexions Centre too as it has information for you to read or take away. You could also go to Health Weblinx for more useful websites.