HAVE WE GIVEN UP ON GIVING UP?
HAVE WE GIVEN UP ON GIVING UP?
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The number of people giving up fags since the smoking ban was introduced is lower than expected, latest figures suggest.
Statistics reveal a record high number of people gave up smoking in Lincolnshire ahead of the ban on smoking in public places.
A total of 1,078 people sought NHS services to quit the habit between April and June this year.
But since then, around 60 fewer people than expected have given up each month.
Now health bosses are hoping the wintry weather will encourage more people to quit.
Gary Burroughs from Lincolnshire's NHS-funded Phoenix Stop Smoking service said: "I think we are still reaping the rewards of the ban.
"It's a gradual process and with it getting colder people are going to be less tempted to stand outside pubs or the workplace for a cigarette.
"I am expecting to see a higher number of quitters in our results for October to December than usual.
"You can notice it out of the window from our office.
"In the summer there were lots of people standing around smoking.
"But over the last few weeks there's been nobody."
Mr Burroughs said last month's change in the law preventing teenagers under the age of 18 from buying tobacco could only encourage non-smoking.
A new rule in the Highway Code stating that drivers smoking would be charged if it caused them to be distracted should also help.
Health improvement principal at Lincolnshire PCT, Brian Porter, said a record amount has been invested in the Phoenix service - £1m in the county - this financial year.
There are now 70 GP practices in the county offering the Phoenix service which employs 10 full-time staff.
"Summer is always the quietest time of year for us with the numbers peaking at new year and in March for No Smoking Day," he said.
"It is impossible to predict human behaviour that accurately and all we can do is make an estimate.
"But the high numbers of people quitting ahead of the smoking ban was definitely not a flash in the pan."
Duty manager at Lincoln's So Luxe bar, Rob Drake (25), said over the past few weeks it had become rarer to see people standing by the Brayford smoking.
"It is becoming less attractive to stand outside in the freezing cold," he added.
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The number of people giving up fags since the smoking ban was introduced is lower than expected, latest figures suggest.
Statistics reveal a record high number of people gave up smoking in Lincolnshire ahead of the ban on smoking in public places.
A total of 1,078 people sought NHS services to quit the habit between April and June this year.
But since then, around 60 fewer people than expected have given up each month.
Now health bosses are hoping the wintry weather will encourage more people to quit.
Gary Burroughs from Lincolnshire's NHS-funded Phoenix Stop Smoking service said: "I think we are still reaping the rewards of the ban.
"It's a gradual process and with it getting colder people are going to be less tempted to stand outside pubs or the workplace for a cigarette.
"I am expecting to see a higher number of quitters in our results for October to December than usual.
"You can notice it out of the window from our office.
"In the summer there were lots of people standing around smoking.
"But over the last few weeks there's been nobody."
Mr Burroughs said last month's change in the law preventing teenagers under the age of 18 from buying tobacco could only encourage non-smoking.
A new rule in the Highway Code stating that drivers smoking would be charged if it caused them to be distracted should also help.
Health improvement principal at Lincolnshire PCT, Brian Porter, said a record amount has been invested in the Phoenix service - £1m in the county - this financial year.
There are now 70 GP practices in the county offering the Phoenix service which employs 10 full-time staff.
"Summer is always the quietest time of year for us with the numbers peaking at new year and in March for No Smoking Day," he said.
"It is impossible to predict human behaviour that accurately and all we can do is make an estimate.
"But the high numbers of people quitting ahead of the smoking ban was definitely not a flash in the pan."
Duty manager at Lincoln's So Luxe bar, Rob Drake (25), said over the past few weeks it had become rarer to see people standing by the Brayford smoking.
"It is becoming less attractive to stand outside in the freezing cold," he added.
http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/
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