News related to smoking cessation

1. Shisha smoking warning on No Smoking Day
   

   14th March 2012 - The 29th No Smoking Day is taking place with the aim of helping as many people give up cigarettes as possible. Organisers say 750,000 smokers are expected to try to quit on the day. They say that since it started in 1983, over a million smokers have given up for good. In 2010, 20%

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2. Parents in Wales get smoking 'nudge' to protect children in cars
   

   6th February 2012 - Parents and carers in Wales who smoke are being told to stub out before they get into a car carrying children in a new campaign launched this week. Experts are worried about the high levels of toxic chemicals that can accumulate in the confined space of a car which they say is da

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3. More smokers aiming to quit
   

   19th January 2012 - A total of 378,724 smokers in England set a date to kick the habit in the six months to September last year, according to the latest figures. The number of people naming a day to quit through NHS Stop Smoking Services was a 3% increase on the previous year and a 7% rise on the sa

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4. Quit smoking: NRT patches and gum 'may not help'
   

   9th January 2012 - Nicotine patches and gums, designed to help people stop smoking, don't appear to be effective long term, according to a new study. The Department of Health has reacted to the Harvard School of Public Health and the University of Massachusetts in the US, telling us other studies ha

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5. One healthy New Year resolution leads to another
   

   30th December 2011 - The time has come when we traditionally decide whether to make New Year resolutions, with health and well being often uppermost in people's minds. A series of new reports suggests that those of us who take the plunge and opt to do something healthy can find it leads to additiona

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6. Children 'hoodwinked' by cigarette packaging
   

   29th December 2011 - Children and young people are being "hoodwinked" by cigarette packaging into making health assumptions based on branding, according to a survey. The figures from a report by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) reveal that just over a quarter of 16-25 year olds believe that cigare

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7. It’s never too late to quit smoking
   

   There’s lots of evidence to show that cigarette smoking increases your risk of dying earlier from any cause, or your risk of dying from certain illnesses including cancer, heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), or a stroke. But few studies have calculated the difference that st

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8. Doctors call for ban on smoking in cars
   

   16th November 2011 - Smoking in cars should be banned to protect people from the effects of second-hand smoke, says the British Medical Association (BMA). New research compiled by the BMA found that a car's confined space exposed drivers and passengers to 11 times more toxins than if they were sitti

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9. Stop-smoking drugs and the risk of depression and suicide
   

   There are several types of drug available, which work in different ways, to help people who smoke to quit. Nicotine replacement treatments such as patches, nasal sprays, and chewing gum replace the addictive nicotine that people get from cigarettes, to help them cope with nicotine cravings. A drug c

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10. Quit smoking: A parent's best Christmas present
    

    2nd November 2011 - Children are so concerned about the impact of smoking on their parent’s health that more than a third would go without Christmas presents to get them to quit, according to new findings published today. The research, conducted last month on behalf of the Department of Health,  pol

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