Your Home and Secondhand Smoke
There are many benefits to going smokefree at home beyond improving your health. Here are a few:
- No more ashtrays and lighters cluttering up the house.
- You'll be able to enjoy a cleaner, brighter home – no more dropped ash, stains or cigarette burns.
- An end to decolouration of paintwork and wall paper – less decorating!
- You'll have a far lesser risk of house fires – more people die in fires caused by cigarettes than any other cause. Approximately 140 deaths and 1800 injuries each year in the UK.
- Your food is likely to taste and smell better
- You may well save money as any smokers in the household are likely to reduce or stop their habit.
- Your family pets are likely to be healthier and live longer too (Cats and dogs that live in smoky homes are more likely to get chronic bronchitis. Pet birds suffer the most as they can get life-threatening respiratory infections).