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This is YOUR Community!

At ASH Wales we would like to offer you the chance to tell us what's going on in your local community. You may have important news of developments in your area, you may have an update on fund-raising activities, about the smoking ban or news regarding people in your community fighting against the ill's of tobacco. Whatever your information, this is the place to post it! So use the section below to submit your story to ASH Wales.

Your stories will be read by someone in the ASH Wales Team and will be posted within a few days into a topic that most suits your story. Only your first name will be used with the story or tip.

This section is for everyone to share ideas and experiences to help each other quit smoking. We reserve the right to only publish stories that fit with this aim.

The views and opinions that are expressed in the stories and tips in this section do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions held by ASH Wales.

We reserve the right to use your stories and tips within the site and other publications without seeking permission or providing compensation. In all cases, your privacy will be respected and you will only be identified by your first name.

We welcome ideas, suggestions, concepts and techniques from you, however, if you are not happy with us using these ideas without seeking permission or compensation, provide them through the Contact us form.

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Fact:

The World Health Organisation estimates that 5 million people die globally each year due to tobacco use. If current trends continue they estimate that 10 million people a year could die as a direct result of tobacco related diseases. To put that simply that is at least 900 million deaths.

WHO Tobacco Free Initiative

Smoking & Health

Women who use combined oral contraceptives are at increased risk of heart disease. Because the risk of heart disease in young women is low, the benefits of using the pill generally outweigh the risks for young women who do not smoke. Among pill-users who smoke, however, the risk of having a heart attack is some 20 times higher.

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