A CAMPAIGN has been launched to encourage smokers to quit.
Established by Action on Smoking and Health, the campaign, called Today is the Day, is protecting people from smoking-related diseases and increase of severe illnesses during coronavirus.
Smoking is the largest cause of preventable death in the East Riding, causing more than 600 deaths a year.
Although about 92,681 have quit smoking since lockdown, according to University College London.
“Smoking remains the biggest killer and we want to encourage all smokers to give quitting a try,” said Natalie Belt, from Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust.
For more information, visit nhs.uk/smokefree
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