Bradford smokers are being urged to be proud to be a quitter and to sign up to No Smoking Day on 9 March by public health officials.
The British Heart Foundation’s No Smoking Day returns for its 33rd annual campaign which is estimated to inspire over one million smokers to quit.
According to Public Health England, two thirds of smokers either want to quit or have previously made an attempt to quit smoking.
Joanne Nykol, tobacco lead for Bradford Council’s public health department, said:
"Many smokers find quitting difficult and we know those who receive support are more likely to give up for good.
"No Smoking Day is a first step for many people, showing them that if they can do without cigarettes for one day, they can go on to make a quit attempt.
The latest figures show that just over one in five people in Bradford still smoke despite the habit killing one in every two regular smokers. Across the district, smoking causes around 800 smoking related deaths every year.
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