Journal of Community Nursing (JCN) | June 2022

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Smoking cessation: complexities and barriers

Smoking cessation: complexities and barriers
Smoking cessation

Pages: 62 - 65

Article topics: Community nurses, Health promotion

Cigarette smoking is one of the leading preventable causes of ill health and death. Despite a continued decline, figures show that 14.4% or six million adults still smoke in the UK, with those aged between 25 and 34 years being the highest smokers (Action on Smoking and Health [ASH], 2019). The White Paper, ‘Healthy Lives, Healthy People’ (Department of Health [DH], 2011) recognises the impact that smoking has among younger people in England.


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