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| One in 10 'is a secret smoker' | |
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| One in 10 people is a "secret smoker" who tries to keep their habit hidden, a survey suggests. | |
| The poll of 4,000 adults, commissioned by Boots, found 52% of smokers had kept their habit secret from their parents, even into adulthood. | The poll of 4,000 adults, commissioned by Boots, found 52% of smokers had kept their habit secret from their parents, even into adulthood. |
| Three out of 10 of smokers had lied to their GP, and a quarter had kept it concealed from their employer. | Three out of 10 of smokers had lied to their GP, and a quarter had kept it concealed from their employer. |
| A third admitted lying to their family, who believed they had given up or had never smoked at all. | A third admitted lying to their family, who believed they had given up or had never smoked at all. |
| Long-term damage | Long-term damage |
| Angela Chalmers, a pharmacist at Boots, said: "Not many people realise that those one or two crafty cigarettes a day can still cause long-term damage to your health. | Angela Chalmers, a pharmacist at Boots, said: "Not many people realise that those one or two crafty cigarettes a day can still cause long-term damage to your health. |
| "Higher levels of carbon monoxide in your bloodstream means less oxygen is getting round your body. | "Higher levels of carbon monoxide in your bloodstream means less oxygen is getting round your body. |
| As long as you're not deliberately bothering anyone else you have nothing to feel guilty about Neil RaffertyForest | As long as you're not deliberately bothering anyone else you have nothing to feel guilty about Neil RaffertyForest |
| "This can result in tiredness, breathlessness and headaches as well as making your skin appear dull and more prone to wrinkles. | "This can result in tiredness, breathlessness and headaches as well as making your skin appear dull and more prone to wrinkles. |
| "It can also affect the elasticity of the lungs, meaning you are putting yourself at risk of asthma and ageing your lungs well beyond your years." | "It can also affect the elasticity of the lungs, meaning you are putting yourself at risk of asthma and ageing your lungs well beyond your years." |
| The research found that smokers in London were most likely to keep their habit secret, closely followed by those in Yorkshire. | The research found that smokers in London were most likely to keep their habit secret, closely followed by those in Yorkshire. |
| Seven out of 10 "secret smokers" admitted that they would like to give up for good this year | Seven out of 10 "secret smokers" admitted that they would like to give up for good this year |
| From July this year smoking will be banned in public places across the whole of the UK. | From July this year smoking will be banned in public places across the whole of the UK. |
| Amanda Sandford, of the charity Action on Smoking and Health, said: "It is understandable that smokers - particularly those who have tried to give up before and failed - might feel guilty about their smoking. | Amanda Sandford, of the charity Action on Smoking and Health, said: "It is understandable that smokers - particularly those who have tried to give up before and failed - might feel guilty about their smoking. |
| "But denying their habit won't help and they may find it harder to give up." | "But denying their habit won't help and they may find it harder to give up." |
| 'Up to you' | 'Up to you' |
| Neil Rafferty, of the smokers' lobby group Forest, said he had known of many smokers who had hidden their habit. | Neil Rafferty, of the smokers' lobby group Forest, said he had known of many smokers who had hidden their habit. |
| "I always felt sorry for them. It's another example of how those in authority are determined to make us all feel like naughty children. | "I always felt sorry for them. It's another example of how those in authority are determined to make us all feel like naughty children. |
| "But the truth is everyone is well aware of the risks, so if you want to smoke it's up to you. | "But the truth is everyone is well aware of the risks, so if you want to smoke it's up to you. |
| "Smokers, secret or not, should not allow themselves to be browbeaten and chastised like this. | "Smokers, secret or not, should not allow themselves to be browbeaten and chastised like this. |
| "As long as you're not deliberately bothering anyone else you have nothing to feel guilty about. | "As long as you're not deliberately bothering anyone else you have nothing to feel guilty about. |
| "It's your body and your life and you should tell the health freaks to butt out." | "It's your body and your life and you should tell the health freaks to butt out." |
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