JARS of tar, battery acid and jet fuel were part of the shock tactics being used to scare people into quitting cigarettes for No Smoking Day.
They were on display at the Royal Bolton Hospital to make smokers think about the thousands of harmful chemicals found in cigarettes.
A day-long blitz was held at the hospital yesterday to target patients, staff and visitors and encourage them to quit smoking.
It was also an opportunity for stop-smoking advisers to highlight that people will be banned from lighting up anywhere on the hospital site from July 1.
Smoking is already prohibited in any building and under canopies at entrances to buildings and will be extended to cover the entire grounds.
A No Smoking Day information point was set up in the main corridor of the hospital, with advisers on hand to help.
Small jars illustrated some of the more than 4,000 chemicals cigarettes contain and a large jar held half a litre of tar, which a 20-a-day smoker builds up in their lungs over a year.
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