Heart Disease

Smoking has been shown to increase coronary heart disease risk two to threefold (compared with not smoking). In addition to coronary heart disease, other diseases are linked with smoking. These include diseases affecting blood vessels, lung cancer, and chest conditions. If you have had a heart attack or a coronary bypass graft operation or suffer from angina (chest pain), stopping smoking is one of the most important things you can do for yourself.

Smoking can be hard to give up, but help is available. Various information brochures, books, and videos are available that suggest ways in which you can win the battle against cigarettes.