So does quit smoking medicine actually work?

As part of our 'real verdicts by real people' video series, we’re looking at what smoking cessation method tops the list based on the following factors: effectiveness, ease of use and cost.

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World Asthma Day takes place each year on May 1st. The event was initiated by the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) to improve asthma awareness and care around the world. This year’s theme is “You Can Control Your Asthma.”

It has been documented that 5.4 million people in the UK are currently receiving treatment for asthma, of which just over 1 million are children and almost 4 and a half million are adults. Fortunately treatment encourages a positive response in many asthma sufferers today, but that doesn’t take away from the fact that asthma is a longstanding disruption to the health of people worldwide.

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The health problems caused by smoking can be dealt with in as little as 20 minutes. That’s how quickly it takes your body to start working towards a healthy status after your last cigarette. The following chain of events represents a factual timeline of positive changes that occur within your body, providing you do the right thing and give nicotine up for good.

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Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has backed the government’s call for selling cigarettes in plain packaging, saying that he is ‘open’ to the proposal of de-branding cigarettes with hopes that it might push quit smoking rates higher than now.

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An audit by Smokefree Plymouth showed the smoking ban at Derriford Hospital has helped cut smoking rates considerably, with 94% people giving up cigarettes within 30 days.

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