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• Smoking ban sparks leap in efforts to quit 

Jump to full article: The Scotsman (uk), 2006-03-31
Author: MICHAEL HOWIE, EBEN HARRELL AND RACHEL O'BRIEN

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SCOTLAND'S smoking ban has triggered a fourfold increase in calls to a national stop smoking helpline, The Scotsman has learned.

Smokeline, a national advice line run by NHS Health Scotland, received about 450 calls on each of the three days following Sunday's ban. The line usually receives roughly 100 calls a day.

Regional support lines, such as the Smoking Concerns service in Glasgow, have also reported increases in calls.

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