One in five smokers trying to quit a bad habit breaks down in the first 24 hours, and more than 50% are able to last less than a week. net 6,200 ex-smokers took part in the survey. On average, each of them tried to quit smoking four times, and one in ten had 10 unsuccessful attempts.. Despite this, 45% daily thought about how to get rid of tobacco addiction..

60% planned to smoke their last cigarette in January, Pfizer survey says. Pharma giant tries to push smokers to consultants who specialize in smoking cessation.

Dr. Sarah Jarvis comments: " There is specialized help for smokers. Sometimes just a short conversation with a counselor is enough to quadruple your chances of quitting."

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