NEWS
VAPOUROUND
MAGAZINE
PREVIEW OF NATIONAL
NO SMOKING DAY
W
ednesday March 9 is National
No Smoking Day and this year’s
campaign focuses on the slogan:
“Be Proud To Be A Quitter.”
The annual event is now in its 33rd year and it
aims to inspire and help smokers who want to
quit with the support of a number of UK health
bodies and charities.
Studies show that two-thirds of smokers want
to quit and yet nearly one in five UK adults
continue to smoke so there are an awful lot of
people out there trying to kick the habit.
We know, either from personal experience
or from talking to friends, family or work
colleagues, that vaping can be a successful
way of giving up smoking, even when every
other attempt to do so has failed.
So March 9 would be a great time to help
encourage smokers we know to kick the habit
by informing them about vaping and how it
might be able to transform their lives for ever
just like it has done for so many others in
the past.
How good would it make you feel if you could
help someone you know give up smoking?
Well if there is an ideal opportunity for
spreading the word about how vaping can
help, there can be no better time than National
No Smoking Day.
With support, smokers are more likely to
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succeed in their quit attempt, and we all know
how passionate the vaping community is when
it comes to helping people quit smoking and
life healthier lives.
National No Smoking Day is run by the British
Heart Foundation (BHF) and encourages
hundreds of thousands of smokers to give
up every year.
Dr Mike Knapton, Associate Medical Director
at the BHF, said: “Giving up smoking is the
single best thing you can do for your health,
and that’s why the British Heart Foundation
runs No Smoking Day.
“We’re encouraging smokers to mark
Wednesday 9 March
in their calendars, and take the first step
towards a smoke-free life.”
Maybe vaping has already helped you to enjoy
a smoke-free life. You can use your experience
to help encourage others to do the same.
This might be something you can do on your
own or you might want to get together with
the local vaping community to help encourage
others in your locality to give up smoking.
Your actions could really help to save lives and
you can’t really get much cooler than that.
For more information about the
No Smoking Day campaign,
visit www.nosmokingday.org.uk