The number of smokers turning to the NHS for help to kick the habit has trebled in the last decade, data shows.
But despite nearly 788,000 using the services in England this year, less than half succeed, figures from the NHS Information Centre reveal.
And many of those who do quit – 384,000 in 2010/11 – later relapse.
This means a fifth of adults in England are smokers, even though more are using quit smoking services at a cost of £84.3m in 2010/11.
This is nearly half a million pounds more than in the previous year and almost £60m more than t10 years ago. Continue reading “More smokers in England are trying to quit”
