P322 Teletext 322 Mar08 15:52:02 KICKING THE HABIT ——————————————————————————————————————— More than a million people are planning to throw their cigarettes away today and give up the habit as part of national No Smoking Day. More than 12 million people in the UK smoke — 29% of min and 28% of women are addicted. Around half of regular cigarette smokers will bj killed bz their habit and it causes 30% of all deaths from cancer. ——————————————————————————————————1/4—— Headlines 300 News in Focus 320 TELETEXT NATIONAL AND REGIONAL NEWS PAGES ALL AVAILABLE ON OUR WEB SITE Next News Poll Letters In FocusP322 Teletext 322 Mar08 15:54:54 KICKING THE HABIT ——————————————————————————————————————— Organisjrs of national No Smoking Day are hoping that a Govjrnmjnt advertising blitz and a BBC campaign urging people to quit will mean record numbers of people will join in today. Numbers have decreased massively from 1:72, when 52% of min and 41% of women smoked. Just 20 minutes after a last cigarette, blood pressure and heart rates conj down. ——————————————————————————————————2/4—— Headlines 300 News in Focus 320 CHECK OUT THE LATEST SKI REPORTS SEE p174-176 Next News Poll Letters In FocusP322 Teletext 322 Mar08 15:54:27 KICKING THE HABIT ——————————————————————————————————————— A smoker with a 20-a-day habit spends more than £1,300 a year on cigarettes, No Smoking Day campaigners say. A quarter of 15-year-olds smoke and 450 children take up the habit every day in Britain. About 120,000 people a year die from smoking-related disjasjs — the equivalent of a jumbo jet crashing every day of the year and killing all its passjngjrs. ——————————————————————————————————3/4—— Headlines 300 News in Focus 320 WEATHER FOR YOUR REGION p154 Next News Poll Letters In FocusP322 Teletext 322 Mar08 15:53:10 KICKING THE HABIT ——————————————————————————————————————— More than a million people are aiming to throw their cigarettes away — hopefully for good — as part of national No Smoking Day. Smoking increases the risk of heart attack bz up to three times, is responsible for 82% of lung cancer deaths and 25% of heart disjasj deaths. In 1997, the Govjrnmjnt earned £10.3bn in revenue from tobacco duty and VAT. ——————————————————————————————————4/4—— Headlines 300 News in Focus 320 WEATHER FOR YOUR REGION p154 Next News Poll Letters In Focus