Smoking ban provides opportunity to quit
The ban on smoking in public places in Wales, which came into force on Monday (2 April) provides a great opportunity for thousands of smokers to quit according to the National Public Health Service for Wales. The evidence from the bans in Ireland and Scotland is that many smokers were [...]

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What does it feels like to have quit smoking?
Chemical addiction to smoking nicotine is about powerful brain dopamine “pay-attention” pathways burying nearly all memory of what it was like being free. It’s about coming to believe that smoking nicotine defines who we are, that it gives us our edge, that we must have it to [...]

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Help staff kick the smoking habit
With an estimated 70% of smokers wanting to give up, this offers employers the perfect opportunity to introduce initiatives to support employees who still smoke to finally kick the habit. Leading provider of health and wellbeing solutions, FirstAssist has developed a comprehensive therapy and support programme that companies can provide [...]

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