Smokers will be encouraged to give up during No Smoking Day
Jump to full article: BBC Online, 2006-03-08
Intro: Smokers in Scotland should use No Smoking Day to kick the habit, the health minister has said.
Andy Kerr said there had "never been a better time" to give up smoking, citing evidence of bans in Ireland and New York as helping people to do so.
Speaking ahead of Scotland's ban on 26 March, Mr Kerr, a former smoker, said it would improve the nation's health.
Anti-smoking campaign group Ash Scotland said 70% of smokers in the country wanted help to give up. . . .
The minister also commented on latest survey results which suggested the majority of Scotland's population were in favour of the smoking ban.
The survey figures from January found 61% of Scots support the ban on smoking in enclosed public places, although only 26% of smokers do.
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