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17
Aug

UK & World News: More smokers trying to quit habit

   Posted by: Quit Smoking    in Uncategorized

The number of people trying to quit smoking via NHS services has roughly trebled in the last decade but success rates have fallen, figures show.

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A new iPhone app that helps people to stop smoking was launched yesterday by Public Health Minister Gillian Merron. To coincide with 'No Smoking Day' on the 10 March, the Department of Health has released the first official NHS 'Quit Smoking' app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Available from iTunes, http://www.smokefree.nhs...

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A Facebook application to help people quit smoking has been launched by a charity.

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A Facebook application to help people quit smoking has been launched by a charity.

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A couple are looking forward to their dream wedding after saving £1,600 for their big day by quitting their 70-a-day smoking habit.

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Cyber-savvy smokers looking to quit on next week's No Smoking Day can kick the habit on Facebook.

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Whitney Houston's tour promoter has offered an explanation for the singer's faltering voice - the star refuses to quit smoking.

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Sales of products to help smokers kick the habit have soared in the past 12 months, but the trend has done nothing to dent cigarette sales, a report has said.

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The Citizens Council of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), which provides public input into the Institute's work, has published a report on its meeting to discuss smoking and harm reduction. The public is now invited to comment on the Council members' views on the theoretical strategy of harm reduction with regard to smoking - an approach not currently used in the ...

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An innovative free Quit Kit which gives smokers the right tools to successfully stop smoking is launched today as new research shows that almost half of smokers (44%) in England have resolved to quit this New Year. The NHS Stop Smoking Quit Kit, which has been designed by experts and smokers, contains calming audio downloads, a stress toy and a tool to help smokers work out how much money they ...

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