Infographic developped by Smokefree South West on the dangers of roll-up cigarettes. Find out more at www.wiseupandquit.co.uk. Click here to download a large version of the image

Produced by the Health Ministry of British Columbia, this poster showing a young girl smoking serves as a vivid reminder of why smoking is not such a good idea. Click here to download the image.

An example of what standardised cigarette packs could look like produced by ASH (Hi-resolution file)

High res version of the artwork developed for ASH depicting the effect of smoking on male fertility, created by Clear Marketing Communications. Writer: Andy Fenton, Art Director: Jason Chadwick. Click here to download the image.

Many people may have seen this anti-smoking poster by now; nonetheless it still retains some memorably horrible imagery. Click here to download the image

Your lungs are filled with delicate air sacs, tiny, soft structures surrounded by very small blood vessels. In these air sacs, carbon dioxide gases from the body are exchanged for fresh air from the outside. This is a clean lung. The black specks are from having breathed in smoggy air.

Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer death in both men and women. Smoking is the most common cause of this kind of cancer. Unfortunately, lung cancer is hard to cure. In most cases, lung cancer is not found until it has spread to other parts of the body, like the brain, liver or bones. By quitting smoking, you can reduce your chance of getting this kind of cancer.

This is a close-up view of what air sacs damaged by emphysema look like.

This is the rough inside surface of a diseased artery. In comparison to the healthy artery in the image above, it is clear that blood flow through a thickened vessel would be seriously impeded

This is the inside of an artery partly blocked by cholesterol, a fatty material. Smoking worsens this problem leading to serious circulatory problems.

Arteriosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries, is a major cause of heart attack and stroke. A smoking habit speeds up the pocess of hardening of the arteries. Quitting smoking and adopting a lowfat diet can improve your health. The image on the left is of a healthy artery. This is the smooth inside surface of a normal blood vessel.

A heart attack is when the heart is damaged by a sudden lack of blood flow to the heart muscle. This happens because the arteries to the heart muscle become narrowed or blocked. Nicotine in cigarette smoke causes blood vessels to become narrow, reducing the oxygen supply to the heart muscle. This may be why smokers are more likely to have a heart attack than non-smokers.

It has a complex grouping of muscles that work together to pump blood throughout your body.

The liver filters blood. Cancer in the lungs can spread to the liver. The cancer is seen here as white spots. This cancer is very painful.

Peripheral vascular disease (PVD) can have serious consequences. PVD is a common circulation problem in which the arteries that carry blood to the legs or arms become narrowed or clogged. Many people also refere to the condition as “hardening of the arteries”. Smokers are at increased risk of developing PVD.