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13
million adults smoke in the UK.
Every
year around 120,000 smokers die as a result of their habit.
Smoking
kills six times more people in the UK every year than the
total sum of road accidents, suicides, murders and overdoses.
Every
year smoking causes 30 per cent of all cancer deaths, 17 per
cent of heart disease fatalities and a staggering 80 per cent
of deaths from bronchitis and emphysema.
Smoking
is highest among those aged 20 to 34.
People
do give up - a survey shows that 20 per cent of women and
27 per cent of men asked are ex-smokers.
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Quitting
cigarettes...it's such a drag. But it need not be.
We
at BBC Berkshire think that one way to take your mind off smoking
is to have a relaxing massage. Mmmm!
Richard
Keaney is a well-established and qualified holistic therapist (I.I.H.H.T)
based in St John's Hill, Reading.
He
also lectures in Holistic Therapy at Reading College - so you are
safe in his hands!
He
will give a smoker who is trying to stop or wants to stop a luxurious
treatment to help forget those 'puff' pangs.
Second
and third prizes will be a Nicorette goodie bag with £10 cinema
vouchers, clock and coasters - they'll act as a constant reminder
that you've stopped!
Quitters
can enter our 'Get the Massage' competition by answering the following
question:
(clue
- answer in the fact box!)
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how many smokers die as a result of their habit every year?
a.
50,000
b. 78,000
c. 110,000
d. 120,000
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