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40,000 Yorkshire smokers said it was their time to quit

4/28/2011 12:35 PM EST
More than 40,000 Yorkshire smokers said it was their time to quit smoking seven weeks ago on No Smoking Day (Wed 9 March 2011) according to a new research commissioned by the No Smoking Day charity.
In addition, 140,000 smokers in the Yorkshire and Humber region made a positive step towards quitting on the Day, by planning their quit journey, looking for information on quitting, smoking less than usual, taking...

225,000 London & South East smokers said it was their time to quit

4/28/2011 11:40 AM EST
Almost 225,000 smokers in London and the South East said it was their time to quit and gave up smoking seven weeks ago on No Smoking Day (Wed 9 March 2011) according to a new research commissioned by the No Smoking Day charity.
In addition, around half of a million smokers in the South East region made a positive step towards quitting on the Day, by planning their quit journey, looking for information on...

50,000 West Midlands smokers said it was their time to quit

4/28/2011 9:54 AM EST
More than 50,000 smokers in West Midlands said it was their time to quit smoking seven weeks ago on No Smoking Day (Wed 9 March 2011) according to a new research commissioned by the No Smoking Day charity.
In addition, over 180,000 smokers in the West Midlands region made a positive step towards quitting on the Day, by planning their quit journey, looking for information on quitting, smoking less than usual,...

100,000 smokers in the North West said it was their time to quit

4/28/2011 8:19 AM EST
Almost 100,000 North West smokers said it was their time to quit smoking seven weeks ago on No Smoking Day (Wed 9 March 2011) according to a new research commissioned by the No Smoking Day charity.
In addition, 260,000 smokers in the North West made a positive step towards quitting on the Day, by planning their quit journey, looking for information on quitting, smoking less than usual, taking part in a No...

40,000 East Midland smokers said it was their time to quit

4/28/2011 7:01 AM EST
Almost 40,000 East Midland smokers said it was their time to quit smoking seven weeks ago on No Smoking Day (Wed 9 March 2011) according to a new research commissioned by the No Smoking Day charity.
In addition, 120,000 smokers in the East Midlands region made a positive step towards quitting on the Day, by planning their quit journey, looking for information on quitting, smoking less than usual, taking part in...

60,000 Scots said it was their time to quit

4/28/2011 6:02 AM EST
More than 60,000 Scottish smokers said it was their time to quit smoking seven weeks ago on No Smoking Day (Wed 9 March 2011) according to a new research commissioned by the No Smoking Day charity.
In addition, almost 200,000 Scottish smokers made a positive step towards quitting on the Day, by planning their quit journey, looking for information on quitting, smoking less than usual, taking part in a No Smoking...

Women twice as likely to quit smoking than men

4/27/2011 7:03 AM EST
Women were twice as likely to stop smoking on No Smoking Day (Wednesday 9 March 2011) than men according to a new survey commissioned by the No Smoking Day charity.
Latest results show that nearly 400,000 women compared to 200,000 men made a quit attempt on the UK’s biggest stop smoking awareness campaign, this year asking smokers ‘Is it your time to quit?’.

In addition, almost 2 million (20%) adult smokers...

No Smoking Day statement on DH Tobacco Plan

3/9/2011 5:46 AM EST
Press statement
Wednesday 9 March 2011 – No Smoking Day
Statement from the No Smoking Day charity on Health Secretary Andrew Lansley’s new 5 – year plan on Tobacco Control
Vishnee Sauntoo from the No Smoking Day charity said:
“We welcome the Health Secretary’s new Tobacco Control plan launched today on No Smoking Day. The key actions outlined today will aim to reduce the numbers of smokers in England and also...

250,000 smokers in London do it in secret

3/7/2011 1:54 PM EST
7 March 2011
Embargoed to 00.01 Tuesday 8 March 2011 – No Smoking Day

250,000 smokers in London do it in secret
Over quarter of a million* (25%) smokers in London keep their habit a secret, according to a new survey to mark No Smoking Day (9 March).

More than half (52%) of their one million smokers* covered up the smell by using breath fresheners, mints or mouthwash or by brushing their teeth, while others (28%)...

Secret smokers

3/7/2011 1:34 PM EST
East of England
7 March 2011

Embargoed to 00.01 Tuesday 8 March 2011 – No Smoking Day

100,000 smokers in the East of England do it in secret
More than 100,000* (14%) of smokers in the East of England keep their habit a secret, according to a new survey to mark No Smoking Day (9 March).

And more than half of their 786,000 smokers (57%) cover up the smell by using breath fresheners, mints, mouthwash or by brushing...