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More people stub out cigs with the NHS
HEALTH staff have been helping more people to give up smoking in the region.
New figures released by the NHS Information Centre show 18,155 people in Yorkshire kicked the habit between April and September 2011 – an increase of 409 on the same period in 2010.
Director for public health for NHS North of England, Paul Johnstone, said: “This is fantastic news. If you are a smoker, giving up is the greatest single step you can take to improving your health.
“Stopping smoking is hard work and takes a lot of effort and willpower.”
A further 34,279 people in the region pledged to give up smoking between April and September last year by setting a date to quit with their NHS stop smoking service.
For information visit www.nhs.uk/smokefree or call 0800 0224332.
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Wacko_Jacko
Monday, January 23, 2012 at 03:02 PMQuitting smoking isn’t hard – it’s just that we have been conditioned to think it’s hard by the ‘nicotine replacement’ industry and the government. Withdrawal symptoms from nicotine are so mild as to be virtually unnoticeable if you quit cold turkey. It’s when you constantly top up the nicotine with patches or gum that the cravings become bad. The problem is that people believe they are making a sacrifice by giving up smoking – you aren’t. You sacrificed your health when you chose to start!
YorkieLass
Monday, January 23, 2012 at 12:49 PMNothing to do with the fact that no one can afford to smoke these days?
Beryl Cook's Life Model
Monday, January 23, 2012 at 12:30 PMIf the picture of Calderdale Royal Hospital above was updated, the view would be impeded by the large smoking shelter they have for those visitors and patients who can't walk to the boundary of the hospital site to have their fag. I hate having to walk through the smoke and stink of people smoking outside shops, buildings etc.
SWYPFT
Monday, January 23, 2012 at 11:30 AMCalderdale stop smoking service is free and available to anybody who wants to stop smoking. They can offer support and help to anyone that wants to quit and help more than 1,000 people every year. Find out more about the team and read about people who have already stopped with the help of the service http:www.southwestyorkshire.nhs.ukyour-wellbeingsmoke-freecalderdale
Hellfire's Ghost
Sunday, January 22, 2012 at 12:17 PM#1 Ori, I had a cholesterol problem many years ago and after many visits to see a specialist he asked me "How many cigs are you smoking now? I said not many only two a day!!! His response was 'Why do you need two a day?? That stopped me cos I didn't have an answer!!! That was thirty years ago !!!
Ori
Sunday, January 22, 2012 at 12:03 PMWillpower is the key. Not helped by the constant images of smokers on Coronation Street. Soaps should have more responsibility
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