Smokers across the Bradford District are being urged to take part in Stoptober – the mass quitting challenge from Public Health England starting on 1st October – and join the nearly 15 million people across the country who have already quit.
Last year, over 1,750 people attempted to quit across the district during the month long campaign.
The smoking rate across the Bradford district has fallen by 1.4% over the past four years to 20.9.
The smoking rate across Yorkshire and the Humber has fallen by 3.3% over the past four years to 18.6%.
Alongside this, according to the latest data from Nielsen, the number of cigarettes sold in Yorkshire dropped by 15% in 2015.
Last year, out of the 2.5 million smokers who made a quit attempt, 500,000 people (20%) were successful - the highest recorded success rate and up from just 13.6% six years ago.
This increase in successful stop smoking attempts reflects the high number of people using quitting aids across England. In 2015, just over a million people (1,027,000) used an e-cigarette in a quit attempt while around 700,000 used a licensed nicotine replacement product such as patches or gum.
Cllr Val Slater, Deputy Leader of Bradford Council and portfolio holder for health and social care, said:
“While we know that quitting smoking is not easy, this Stoptober is a perfect time to try again. The best thing a smoker can do for their health is to stop smoking. There is more help and support available now than ever before. The introduction of standardised packs removes the glamorous branding and makes health warnings more noticeable."
“Smokers can get free additional help and support to quit through the Bradford Airedale Stop Smoking Services who can support your attempt whether you use nicotine replacement products, e-cigarettes or another way of quitting. You can contact them on 01274 437700”
“There is also a wide range of free support that can go direct to your phone, laptop or tablet using the Stoptober app, a daily email service or Facebook Messenger. The new Stoptober website also has advice and information on stop smoking services and quitting aids. Stoptober has helped lots of smokers quit for 28 days and beyond. So if you smoke, why not make this Stoptober the time you quit – for good.”
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