Bbc – advice – cigarettes / tobacco
Tobacco is the dried, shredded and processed leaves from the tobacco plant. It comes in ready made cigarettes, rolling tobacco and cigars. It is usually smoked. Some people chew tobacco leaves.
The main addictive ingredient in tobacco is nicotine. Tobacco smoke contains 1000s of chemicals and some are very poisonous. When you take a drag (inhale) on a fag, the nicotine kicks in about eight seconds later, leaving the smoker feeling slightly energised and also calmer than before.
What are the health effects?
The nicotine found in all tobacco contributes to it being one of the most addictive drugs around. Some research claims it is more addictive than heroin.
If you find you can’t manage without a fag but want to give up, you can get help through your GP.
Set a date for stopping and stop with a friend if you can. You should quit totally on your set day. Giving up smoking may make you feel tired, irritable and a bit depressed these feelings will pass.
If you don’t succeed the first time, keep trying. Most people have more than one attempt at giving up before they manage it so try again. When you don’t have a cigarette…
Long term smoking can lead to lung and heart disease as well as cancer. If you are still struggling go to / or book in for an appointment with your GP.
The law
Tobacco is legal. Smoking has been banned in public places in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Cigarette waste brigade®
Follow the steps below to collect cigarette waste from your office, restaurant, bar, or other business establishment.
- Continue to use your ash trays and ash receptacles. Simply empty them in an acceptable container when they are full.
- Collect cigarette waste and dump the contents of your ash receptacle into a sturdy trash bag or thick garbage liner. Please make sure that the cigarettes are fully extinguished. Do not dump your cigarette waste directly into the shipping box, and do not use paper bags to collect your waste.
- Store you collections out of the way, and remember to securely tie your garbage bags prior to shipping.
- Ship your collections to TerraCycle by downloading a pre paid shipping label from Affix the pre paid postage label to your box and drop it off at a UPS location.
For more detailed information, please check out the Cigarette Waste Brigade FAQ.