The largest ever scientific study on methods of stopping smoking: ‘Hypnosis is the most effective way of giving up smoking’ - New Scientist
Comparison of ways of breaking the smoking habit
Largest ever scientific and independent comparison of more than 600 studies, covering almost 72,000 people from USA, Scandinavia and Europe. For most smokers, the most effective technique for stopping smoking was hypnosis.
Commissioned by Institute of Actuaries. Summary reported in New Scientist, vol 136 issue 1845. (also reported in Journal of Applied Psychology)
Tobacco - the facts*:
Most smokers wish they’d never started smoking.
Comparison of ways of breaking the smoking habit
Largest ever scientific and independent comparison of more than 600 studies, covering almost 72,000 people from USA, Scandinavia and Europe. For most smokers, the most effective technique for stopping smoking was hypnosis.
Commissioned by Institute of Actuaries. Summary reported in New Scientist, vol 136 issue 1845. (also reported in Journal of Applied Psychology)
Tobacco -
Most smokers wish they’d never started smoking.
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Tobacco smoke contains over 4,000 chemicals, many of which are harmful to health.
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Tobacco contributes to at least 2,000 limb amputations each year in the UK.
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Tobacco contributes to at least 111,000 people dying prematurely each year in the UK (yes, that’s over 2,100 people per week, or 1 person every 5 minutes). Some estimates put the figure at c120,000 people per annum.
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* Department of Health
If you really need more facts about the effects on your health...
Visit this website if you need to see health facts about tobacco. The site is run by a board of international eminent doctors with an interest in this area.
www.tobaccofactfile.org Click here to see the site.
Would you like a brand new Mercedes C Class, 5 fantastic holidays, £50,000 cash in your hand and £120,000 towards your house?...
If you’re aged 40 and you smoke around 20 cigarettes per day, and you’re thinking of stopping smoking then you are about to lose over £200,000* on a habit that you can do without!
This doesn’t take account of the rising price of tobacco, but it includes about 6% compound interest as if you’d saved the money. That would equate to buying a brand new Mercedes C Class, 5 holidays to almost anywhere in the world, £50,000 cash in your hand and £120,000 towards your house!
* Based on about 20 cigarettes per day over 30 years, not including increases in prices, but adding 6% pa compound interest as if the money had been saved.
Visit this website if you need to see health facts about tobacco. The site is run by a board of international eminent doctors with an interest in this area.
www.tobaccofactfile.org Click here to see the site.
Would you like a brand new Mercedes C Class, 5 fantastic holidays, £50,000 cash in your hand and £120,000 towards your house?...
If you’re aged 40 and you smoke around 20 cigarettes per day, and you’re thinking of stopping smoking then you are about to lose over £200,000* on a habit that you can do without!
This doesn’t take account of the rising price of tobacco, but it includes about 6% compound interest as if you’d saved the money. That would equate to buying a brand new Mercedes C Class, 5 holidays to almost anywhere in the world, £50,000 cash in your hand and £120,000 towards your house!
* Based on about 20 cigarettes per day over 30 years, not including increases in prices, but adding 6% pa compound interest as if the money had been saved.
