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Kick the Habit

Learn to stop smoking effectively

World Service,12 episodes

Episodes

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The Facts
Tobacco kills up to half of its users
27 Sep 2000,13 mins
The Ageing Effect
No matter how glamorous the advertising looks, you'll actually age earlier when you smoke
05 Oct 2000,14 mins
Volunteers Quit
Three people volunteer to quit smoking for the programme
11 Oct 2000,13 mins
Smoking Related Lung Cancer
What happens when you get lung cancer and how is it treated?
23 Oct 2000,13 mins
Smoking Related Heart Disease
Exploring the damage smoking can do to the heart
30 Oct 2000,13 mins
Beedis
A beedi is tobacco is wrapped in the bark of the East Indian Ebony tree
08 Nov 2000,14 mins
Effects on Illnesses
Can smoking make an illness like diabetes worse?
13 Nov 2000,14 mins
Chewing Tobacco
Chewing tobacco increase the risk for leukoplakia, oral and throat cancers
17 Nov 2000,13 mins
Smoking during Pregnancy
Tobacco contains poisonous chemicals like cyanide and lead
27 Nov 2000,13 mins
Selling Tobacco to Teenagers
Persuading people to take up smoking is a controversial issue
01 Dec 2000,14 mins
Selling Tobacco to Women
Examining how the tobacco industry targets women
12 Dec 2000,14 mins
Quitting for Good
There are still knowledge gaps when it comes to the effects of smoking
13 Dec 2000,13 mins