Breathe is here to make smoking a thing of the past.
We are here to help you protect your communities from the harm caused by smoking. Breathe gives you the resources and information to act in your local area.
Together, through collective action across Yorkshire and the Humber – a region that remains most disproportionately harmed by smoking – we will end the health inequalities caused by tobacco.
of smokers want to quit, 10% of whom intend to do so within 3 months
start smoking every day
lose a loved one to smoking
Smoking is the single biggest cause of preventable death and disease, and is the leading cause of health inequality in Yorkshire. Tobacco kills up to two thirds of its long-term users. No other product on shelves does this.
People in the poorest communities are twice as likely to die from smoking-related illnesses compared to the wealthiest.
Evidence shows that if people don’t start using tobacco by age 26, they probably never will. However in 2020 15.7% of 16–24 year olds in our region smoke.