Wednesday, January 30, 2008
165,000 heed ban and quit smoking
Almost 165,000 smokers managed to kick their habit around the time of the smoking ban, figures show. They all quit between April and September 2007 - around the time of the July 1 ban in England. The figures represent a 28% rise in the number of people giving up and a 29% increase in the number of people setting a quit date through NHS Stop Smoking Services compared with the same period in 2006. The figures were released by the Information Centre for health and social care (IC). Their report looked at the number of smokers setting a quit date and the number who had successfully given up by a four-week follow-up.
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