Smokers threaten a decade less: new study shocked!
Smokers threaten a decade less: new study shocked!
London, Vereinigtes Königreich - smoking is a secret killer - this is shown by an alarming study from Great Britain! According to the British government, each cigarette shortens life by 20 minutes on average. While men lose an average of 17 minutes and women 22 minutes of life, the loss of 20 cigarettes adds up to almost seven hours with a pack of 20 cigarettes. Calculated to a life without a smoke stop, smokers lose ten years when they stick to their harmful vice how the knowledge of the University College London (UCL) illustrates that were published in the journal "Addiction".
free help with the smoke stop
In view of the alarming numbers, the Austrian Health Insurance Fund (ÖGK) offers free smoking stop courses from January 2025 to help smokers break through this dangerous cycle. The courses, which are called "nicotine -free in 6 weeks", take place weekly in groups of 5 to 12 people. Various motivation techniques and group conversations make the way to the non -smoker facilitated. This initiative not only pursues the goal of minimizing health risks, but also increasing the quality of life of the participants, which means that the positive effects can be noticeably adjusted after a few days, the Today.at .The British campaign, which deals with the Enlightenment about the dangers of smoking, could also serve as a model for Germany. Estimates show that in Germany around 80,000 people die from smoking. A planned law in England aims to gradually prohibit the purchase of tobacco in the future. In the future, this could result in a paradigm shift in dealing with tobacco consumption and the prevention of cancer. Because as it shows from the study, smoking is the most common avoidable cause of death and responsible for a quarter of all cancer, it is emphasized in a statement by the British Ministry of Health, as is the RND reported.
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