More than one million people in the UK have given up smoking since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, a survey for charity Action on Smoking and Health suggests.
More than one million people in the UK have given up smoking since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, a survey for charity Action on Smoking and Health suggests.
Just under half of people who had quit in the past four months said the pandemic had played a role in their decision. That may have been down to a range of factors including health concerns, access to tobacco while isolating or no longer smoking socially.
Ash director Deborah Arnott said: "Over a million smokers may have succeeded in stopping smoking since Covid-19 hit Britain, but millions more have carried on smoking". About 7 million people in the UK in total were smokers in 2019.
Just under half of people who had quit in the past four months said the pandemic had played a role in their decision. That may have been down to a range of factors including health concerns, access to tobacco while isolating or no longer smoking socially.
Ash director Deborah Arnott said: "Over a million smokers may have succeeded in stopping smoking since Covid-19 hit Britain, but millions more have carried on smoking". About 7 million people in the UK in total were smokers in 2019.
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