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Health matters: Stopping smoking - what works?

Smoking quitting routes and the evidence for their effectiveness, including the evidence on e-cigarettes.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 25 September 2018
• Last updated: 17 December 2019 — See all updates

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Health matters: stopping smoking – what works?

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This edition of Health Matters focuses on the range of smoking quitting routes that are available and the evidence for their effectiveness. Two-thirds of smokers say they want to quit, however most try to do so unaided, which is the least effective method. Smokers who get the right support are 3 times as likely to quit successfully.

Download the infographics, references and a shorter version of this publication, print documents.

Published 25 September 2018
Last updated 17 December 2019 + show all updates

1. 17 December 2019

   Updated statistic on the effectiveness of local stop smoking services for quitting smoking.

2. 25 September 2018

   First published.