No Smoking Day: Take back your life 2025

12 MAR 2025

This year, No Smoking Day takes place on Wednesday 12th March, the theme for No Smoking Day this year is ‘Take back your life this No Smoking Day’.

According to new research and data, on average every cigarette takes approximately 20 minutes of life. It is never an easy task to quit smoking, and many people have lots of different reasons to try stopping. Whether it is yourself or a close friend and family member, we hope you take this opportunity to quit the habit for good.

Most people are now aware that smoking is bad for their health. It can cause many different medical problems and, in some cases, fatal diseases. However, many people don't realise the damage that smoking does to their mouth, gums and teeth.

Why would I want to stop smoking?

Smoking can cause gum disease, oral cancer, staining of the teeth and bad breath.
It is not just smoking cigarettes which can cause some of these, but also cigars, pipes, chewing tobacco and other smokeless tobacco like snuff.

People who use smokeless tobacco can take in cancer-causing chemicals at levels that are similar to, or higher than cigarette smoke.
Nobody wants bad breath on a date or people avoiding speaking to them face-to-face, at work. Stopping tobacco usage can save your social life and your career.

After quitting for about five-to-ten years however the added risk of cancers of the mouth, throat, and voice box drops by half. If you can quit smoking for twenty years, the risk goes back to the levels before you started smoking.

Facts and Statistics

There are many reasons to stop smoking, whether you want to be healthier for yourself or be around longer for those you love. When you quit smoking the benefits start almost immediately: 

  • After just eight hours harmful carbon monoxide levels in your blood will 
    have reduced by half 
  • After 48 hours your senses of taste and smell are improving 
  • After two to 12 weeks circulation will have improved 
  • After three to nine months lung function increases by up to 10%
  • After one year the risk of heart attack will have halved compared with a smoker’s
  • After 10 years the risk of death from lung cancer will have halved compared with a smoker’s
  • After 15 years the risk of heart attack is now the same as someone who has never smoked.

On average, you could save around £3,000* per year by quitting smoking. So not only is it saving your overall health, but it is also saving your bank account too.

Handy Resources

If you are deciding to quit smoking there are lots of help available, tools and apps available to get you started on your goal.

Whether you decide that this year is the year to quit smoking or are hoping to encourage friends and family to stop the habit, we hope you achieve your goals this No Smoking Day!


*Average of 10 cigarettes per day @ £17 per pack of 20

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