What is the success rate of an NHS treatment for smoking cessation?I know NRT doubles someone's chances to stop smoking but I don't know the actual success rate. I'd also like to know what is the average relapse rate i.e. how many times does a person need to go through the whole NHS process before he actually quits. Some references would be really helpful.
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People who join an NHS stop smoking support group have a 50% chance of giving up smoking for at least a month.
Clearly this means that most people attempting to give up for good will need to try multiple times. But your chances of holding out longer increase exponentially with each semi-successful attempt.
Tobacco is an extremely pernicious drug, but the number of adult male smokers in the UK has fallen from around 85% in 1945 to around 23% today - so clearly serious progress is being made.
The tobacco companies aren't helping, of course.
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