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Benefits to making your home smoke free
Health
- Reduce the amount of smoke that you and your family breathe in.
- Reduce your family's risk of smoking-related illness.
- Reduce the number of cigarettes you smoke and increase your chances of stopping smoking. If you're an ex-smoker, this will help you to stay stopped.
- Set a good example to children:
Children who live with smokers are more likely to start smoking themselves. Smoking is highly addictive, so it's important to do everything we can to stop children taking up smoking.
- Healthier pets:
Dogs and cats breathing second hand smoke are more likely to develop cancer in their nasal passages and stomach, from breathing smoke and licking their coats.
Safety
- Get rid of ash trays and lighters.
- By not smoking in the home, you reduce the risk of house fires.
More people die in fires caused by cigarettes burning than any other cause.
Your environment
- Enjoy a cleaner and brighter home, with no yellow discolouration of paintwork and paper.
- Save money on decorating and cleaning.
