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World Asthma Day

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Published at 03 May, 2021 09:58.

World Asthma Day this year falls on Tuesday 4th May. World Asthma Day is an annual event, which aims to raise awareness of asthma and how it affects sufferers.

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5 Minute Coffee Break - Go For Quit!

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Published at 29 April, 2021 12:38.

Are you contemplating starting your quit attempt but is something stopping you?  Does the first step feel more like a giant leap too far?  Let`s talk it through with a coffee so you can feel more confident, feel prepared and ready for action!

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5 Minute Coffee Break - Tricky Triggers

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Published at 22 March, 2021 09:35.

Figure out your tricky triggers and be on your way to becoming a successful non-smoker!

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5 Minute Coffee Break - It's called Bordem!

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Published at 03 March, 2021 14:45.

Are you really bored or are you just using boredom as a means to putting off doing something like delaying your quit attempt Take this time to think about why you are procrastinating and talk about it with friends or a Stop Smoking Advisor?

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5 Minute Coffee Break

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Published at 18 February, 2021 11:10.

Do you ever hear yourself saying “it's not the right time” or “I am just too stressed”? What is it about stress and how we handle it that makes the barriers go up to stopping smoking or staying smoke-free?

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Pride Month - June 2020

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Published at 09 June, 2020 14:00.

A recent study was undertaken by Public Health England in 2016 and discovered that people within the LGBTQIA+ community are significantly more likely to start smoking earlier and heavier!

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Step Up 30 - Bowel Cancer Awareness

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Published at 08 June, 2020 14:28.

Awareness and funding for bowel cancer is vitally important because it is widely known that every 15 minutes another patient is sadly diagnosed with bowel cancer, well over 42,000 people every year. A mind-boggling 7% of those cases are directly linked to regular, long term and frequent smoking habits, the number of severely affected patients increases depending on how many cigarettes are smoked per day.

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World No Tobacco Day 2020

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Published at 28 May, 2020 09:00.

It is widely known that smoking kills 8 million people a year, meaning it has never been more vitally important to choose life and take back control of your health.

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