REVEALED: 30% of Portsmouth smokers have successfully QUIT
According to new data, released today by Haypp, 30% of smokers in Portsmouth, who set a quit date, have successfully quit smoking so far this year. Looking at the gender split, the percentage of successful male quitters is 25% compared to slightly more for females at 37%.
The online data, view England quit smoking rates here, displays all of the areas around England based on the most recent success rate for quitting smoking, as well as government expenditure and cessation tools.
In terms of funding, the total expenditure on stop smoking services for Portsmouth was £619,681. This figure shows how much governmental expenditure was spent in Portsmouth on quit smoking campaigns and services, equating to an average cost of £1,374 per successful quitter.
Quitting smoking strategies vary, but one highly successful method is switching to a less harmful nicotine product. In Portsmouth, 46% of people successfully quit using a nicotine replacement therapy product, such as nicotine pouches or patches, while 12% successfully quit using tobacco-free nicotine vapes as a quitting tool.
The top performing authorities, based on the percentage of successful quitters so far this year, are:
Wakefield: 78%
Warrington 75%
Somerset 71%
Calderdale, 71%
Barnsley 69%
On the other end of the scale, some of the poorer performing authorities were:
Trafford 18%
City of Bristol 22%
Portsmouth 30%
Swindon 31%
South Gloucester 31%
Markus Lindblad, from Haypp, said: “Following UK government guidance, those who reduce the amount they smoke are more likely to stop smoking eventually. The national harm reduction strategy, including switching to alternative, less harmful nicotine products, such as nicotine pouches, has been key to the UK being one of the most successful countries in Europe in reducing the number of smokers overall.
“There are also several other possible contributing factors to these success rates, including local councils offering nicotine replacement therapy, free vape starter kits, online courses, and in-person, one-to-one or group support. All of these methods are excellent resources to help people quit smoking for good.”
For more information and guidance on how to quit, please visit https://www.haypp.com/uk/nicopedia/research/success-rates-of-stop-smoking-services