Figures released recently by the British Lung Foundation (BLF) show around185,000 children between the ages of 11-15 in England are exposed to potentially toxic concentrations of second-hand smoke in their family car every day or most days.[1] That’s the equivalent of more than 6,100 classrooms full of children[2]]

Dr Paul Edmondson-Jones, Director of Health and Wellbeing at City of York Council said: “These figures demonstrate that children being exposed to second-hand smoke when travelling in a car is still a big problem and we would encourage people to use No Smoking Day as an opportunity to think about stopping smoking in front of their children and quitting altogether. Children are more vulnerable to the dangers of second-hand smoke compared to adults due to their faster breathing, smaller lungs and less developed immune systems.”

The North Yorkshire NHS Stop Smoking Service currently has the following weekly sessions in York:

Mondays, 9.30 a.m. – 12.30 p.m. Future Prospects, Swinegate

Tuesdays, 9.30 a.m. – 12.00 noon St Lawrence’s Children’s Centre, Heslington Road

Tuesdays, 1.00 p.m. – 4.00 p.m. Friends Meeting House, Friargate

Tuesdays, 4.30 p.m. – 6.30 p.m. City of York Council West Offices, Station Rise

Wednesdays, 2.30 – 4.30 p.m. Gateway Centre, Front Street, Acomb

Fridays, 9.30 a.m. – 11.30 a.m. Tang Hall Community Centre, Fifth Avenue

To book your place or to find out about one-to-one appointments in York, telephone 0300 303 1603.

North Yorkshire NHS Stop Smoking Service provides locally based one-to-one or group sessions, both with the expert guidance of a Specialist Stop Smoking Advisor. The expert advisors offer friendly and tailored support and together you can develop a plan to quit, including help to access stop smoking medicines, for the cost of a prescription.