People Quit Smoking in the UK since Ban

Published on Thu, 01 January 1970 3:01 am

A ban for smoking in pubic places was introduced in the United Kingdom on July 1, 2007. A year since the ban and estimates show that more than 6,000 people in both cities of Coventry and Warwickshire have given up the habit completely. The amount of people who had quit smoking in 2006 – 2007 was 2,936. These estimates were for persons who had not smoked for at least 4 weeks.

This quantity rose significantly to 3,312 in 2007 – 2008. The Smoking Toolkit Study, consisted of questioning of more than 32,000 ex-smokers, smokers, for a period of 9 months before and after the introduction of the ban. The results of the questioning showed that after the ban that number rose to a whooping 5.5% and before the ban there was a 1.6% fall in smoking across England.

In Coventry, 3,000 smokers were assisted in their attempt to give up by Coventry Stop Smoking. Sue Weston, from Smoke-free Warwickshire, said: “The ban on smoking in workplaces and public places made people think more about the harmful effects of smoking and in particular the risks of secondhand smoke.”

According to a new inquiry, across England, almost 400,00 people have stop smoking. This has encouraged government towards a smoke-free legislation which could prevent close to 40,000 deaths in the coming ten years.