Quit smoking: Expert issues five tips to help those ditching cigarettes
dailyrecord.co.ukWe’re about to enter into March, which means that people have now spent almost two months trying to keep up with their new year’s resolutions.
One of the most popular yet difficult ones that people choose to give up is smoking. A study conducted by by the Royal Society of Public Health (RSPH) found that three in five people that chose to give up the habit in 2016 started smoking again by January 31.
Only 13 per cent of those remained smoke three a year later. It is believed that a third of UK’s ten million smokers make at least one attempt to quit every year, often driven by key life events or milestones such as new year.
Only four per cent of those who pledge to give up smoking remain smoke free one year later. Understanding the challenges that are faced by smokers, NHS Scotland has given pointers on how to make succeeding in your pledge that little bit easier.
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