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Originally Posted by SlackDad

Ah, so where are the smokers going? Puffing away at home probably.

Fine by me!

Originally Posted by SlackDad

Do you know whether smoking cessation rates have gone up?

Here are some facts and figures:

Nearly half of Irish smokers say the ban has made them more likely to quit, according to the Tobacco Control article. Among Irish smokers who have quit, 80% said the law helped them give up smoking, and 88% say the ban helped them remain smoke-free.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/...nd-smoke_x.htm

Nearly 200,000 people could quit cigarettes if smoking was banned in public places, officials have said.


Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Fiona Adshead said the Government expected 1.7 per cent of smokers to give up if the ban was introduced. With 10.3million people in England smoking cigarettes and hand-rolling tobacco, that would mean 175,100 giving up.


Dr Adshead was giving evidence to the House of Commons health committee which is holding an inquiry into the Government's proposals to restrict smoking in public places.

She told MPs that evidence from other countries suggested the number of people who smoked dropped by four per cent after a ban. In the Republic of Ireland 7,000 people have quit since the ban was brought in. Dr Adshead told the committee: "In this country we estimate the impact will probably be about 1.7 per cent."

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/liv...n_page_id=1774