Why should you give up smoking?

Why should you give up smoking?

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Contributor(s):
Zwerdling, Michael, former owner
Health Education Authority (Great Britain), issuing body.
Publication:
[London, England?] : Health Education Authority, [between 1987 and 2000]
Language(s):
English
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Cigarette Smoking -- adverse effects
Smoking Cessation
Tobacco Use Cessation
Genre(s):
Postcard
Abstract:
Color postcard of 6 small drawings, each accompanied by questions. The answers are given on the postcard verso. On the top left, a drawing of a man smoking at cigarette with the text “Is there any point in stopping smoking; hasn’t the damage already been done?” Middle left, a drawing of a cigarette butt with the text “If you decide to give up smoking, how easy is it to stop?” Bottom left, a drawing of a nose with the text “Is passive smoking particularly harmful to babies and children?” Top right is a drawing of money with the text “Do you know how much a 20-a-day smoker spends on cigarettes in a year?” Middle right, a drawing of a gravestone with RIP with the text “In Britain, about 5000 people are killed each year in road accidents. How many do you think are killed by smoking?” Bottom right, a drawing of a sneaker with the text “What are the benefits if you do stop smoking?”
Copyright:
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Extent:
1 postcard : 10 x15 cm
Provenance:
Purchase; Michael Zwerdling; 2004; 04-22.
Technique:
color
NLM Unique ID:
9918662285106676 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
D06505
OCLC no.:
1394000125
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/9918662285106676