Jump to full article: WalesOnline (uk), 2009-03-10
Author: Cath Savage, Western Mail
Intro: SMOKING is the number one cause of avoidable premature death, linked to a range of serious and often fatal conditions.
It kills almost 6,000 people in Wales every year.
The sooner you stop smoking, the sooner the risk of developing lung cancer, other cancers, heart attack, stroke and chronic lung disease starts going down.
The good news is that if you want to stop smoking there's help at hand from a wide range of places, including local stop smoking services, through your doctor and local pharmacies.
No Smoking Day on Wednesday is the UK's leading health campaign for smokers who want to stop.
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The smoking cessation services available at your local pharmacy may vary slightly but all provide advice on how to keep healthy and what steps you can take to quit for good.
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