Respiratory health and smoking
Download the respiratory health and smoking presentation
This webinar provides a brief overview of how smoking impacts respiratory health, including how:
- Respiratory illness affects the lungs and results in difficulty breathing
- such as asthma and the common cold
- Smoking is the leading cause of heart disease, COPD and diabetes. These are all risk factors for COVID-19
- Quitting smoking can significantly reduce your chance of developing it or preventing further damage to the lungs
In this webinar we discuss:
- The benefits of and possible barriers to stopping smoking
- , its risks and the benefits of stopping
- Second-hand smoking, and how to reduce the risks
- The , a life-saving programme for Birmingham and Solihull residents aged 55-74 with a history of smoking
Resources
There is a lot of free national support and information available to help you stop or cut down smoking including:
Page last updated: 27 November 2023