Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Smokers are turning their backs NHS, and opting for electronic cigarettes to help quit smoking
Smokers are turning their backs NHS, and opting for electronic cigarettes to help quit smoking
The number of people turning to the NHS for help to quit smoking has declined for the second consecutive year, according to a new report.
Anti-smoking campaigners have described the new figures from the Information Center "disappointing" health welfare, after showing that the number of people using the NHS to establish a "quit date" to quit decreased 19 percent over the past year.
According to figures, more than 740,000 smokers using NHS Stop Smoking Services 2012/2013, but last year that figure had dropped to 586,000. Campaigns against smoking have suggested that this may be because more smokers are turning to electronic cigarettes to help quit smoking.
It is also the first time that number has declined for two consecutive years since smoking cessation services NHS were first proposed by all local authorities in England in 2001, anti-smoking charity ASH blame fall on a "combination of the effects of changes in health services, less massive advertising campaigns that specifically encourage people to visit the services and the impact of electronic cigarettes."
"We know that more and more people use electronic cigarettes to help quit smoking," said Hazel Cheeseman, director of policy at the charity. "Although the service can not prescribe electronic cigarettes, which can give people who want to use extra support can make all the difference to the success of quitting."
Martin Dockrell, lead tobacco control program in England Public Health, which oversees the services of NHS smoking cessation, noted that "the local smoking cessation services are efficient than ever to help smokers quit, although the numbers using global services fell. Smokers are four times more likely to have success using these services. "
He added: "There are many factors that could explain why the overall figures are included in the new popularity of electronic cigarettes as an aid to quit smoking, but so far, none of the electronic cigarettes are allowed as drugs, and. content and quality varies greatly. there is no reason "why someone who wants to stop using an electronic cigarette should not speak as a service for smoking cessation support and advice to help most likely to quit for good extra.
Smoking is the biggest killer of England, representing nearly 80 000 deaths per year, but the most recent Office for National Statistics figures show that the prevalence of smoking continues to decline in society in general.
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Anti-smoking campaigners have described the new figures from the Information Center "disappointing" health welfare, after showing that the number of people using the NHS to establish a "quit date" to quit decreased 19 percent over the past year.
According to figures, more than 740,000 smokers using NHS Stop Smoking Services 2012/2013, but last year that figure had dropped to 586,000. Campaigns against smoking have suggested that this may be because more smokers are turning to electronic cigarettes to help quit smoking.
It is also the first time that number has declined for two consecutive years since smoking cessation services NHS were first proposed by all local authorities in England in 2001, anti-smoking charity ASH blame fall on a "combination of the effects of changes in health services, less massive advertising campaigns that specifically encourage people to visit the services and the impact of electronic cigarettes."
"We know that more and more people use electronic cigarettes to help quit smoking," said Hazel Cheeseman, director of policy at the charity. "Although the service can not prescribe electronic cigarettes, which can give people who want to use extra support can make all the difference to the success of quitting."
Martin Dockrell, lead tobacco control program in England Public Health, which oversees the services of NHS smoking cessation, noted that "the local smoking cessation services are efficient than ever to help smokers quit, although the numbers using global services fell. Smokers are four times more likely to have success using these services. "
He added: "There are many factors that could explain why the overall figures are included in the new popularity of electronic cigarettes as an aid to quit smoking, but so far, none of the electronic cigarettes are allowed as drugs, and. content and quality varies greatly. there is no reason "why someone who wants to stop using an electronic cigarette should not speak as a service for smoking cessation support and advice to help most likely to quit for good extra.
Smoking is the biggest killer of England, representing nearly 80 000 deaths per year, but the most recent Office for National Statistics figures show that the prevalence of smoking continues to decline in society in general.
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