smoking Unit 21 Physical Activity, Health & Wellbeing

UK Smoking facts There are about 10 million adults who smoke cigarettes in Great Britain: this is about a sixth of the total UK population 22% of adult men and 19% of adult women are smokers Among men smoking prevalence is highest in the age group (32%). Among women, smoking is.

highest among year olds (29%). In 1974, 51% of men and 41% of women smoked cigarettes - nearly half the adult population. Smoking rates are markedly higher among poorer people. In 2012, 14% of adults in managerial and professional occupations smoked compared with 33% in routine and manual occupations

Smoking prevalence data Ash action on smoking and health

Government strategy on smoking 25 March Issue Smoking causes more preventable deaths than anything else - nearly 80,000 in England during There’s also an impact on smokers’ families: each year, UK hospitals see around 9,500 admissions of children with illnesses caused by secondhand smoke. Actions There are still more than 8 million smokers in England. By the end of 2015, we want to reduce smoking rates to: 18.5% or less for adults (compared to 21.2% for April 2009 to March 2010) - meaning around 210,000 fewer smokers per year 12% or less for 15 year olds (compared to 15% in 2009) 11% or less for pregnant women, measured at the time of giving birth (compared to 14% over 2009 to 2010)

Smoking and ethnicity In groups study the document from ASH on ethnicity and smoking in the UK Analyse the data and identify key points. Present this data back to the group. What are some of the significant issues presented here? How does this data differ from UK data as a whole?

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Shisha Facts “Shisha smoking – also called hookah, narghile, waterpipe, or hubble bubble smoking – is a way of smoking tobacco, sometimes mixed with fruit or molasses sugar, through a bowl and hose or tube.” health/prevention/smoking/shisha.aspx health/prevention/smoking/shisha.aspx Traditionally used by South East Asian or Middle Eastern communities Increasingly popular with teenagers / young people

Is Shisha safe? In one puff you inhale as much smoke as in a whole cigarette In a 1 hour Shisha session you would inhale as much smoke as in 100 cigarettes Herbal shishas still contain tobacco Additional risks of carbon monoxide or toxins from the coal / fuel Contains enough nicotine to be addictive. According to the French anti-tobacco agency (OFT), a report from the French national laboratory revealed that smoking shisha gives off as much carbon monoxide as 15 to 52 cigarettes and as much tar as 27 to 102 cigarettes. *