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Statistics on smoking cessation services in Northern Ireland: 1 April 2008–31 March 2009 

Jump to full article: The Gov Monitor, 2009-09-08
Author: Source: Northern Ireland Executive

Intro:

In Northern Ireland during 2008/09:

* 21,272 people set a quit date through the smoking cessation services. This is a decrease of 204 (1%) on the same period last year.

* Of those setting a quit date, 2% were under 18 years of age, 33% were aged 18-34, 25% were aged 35-44, 26% were aged 45-59, and 14% were aged 60 and over.

* Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) was the most popular drug therapy, with 66% of those who set a quit date opting for it.

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