Written question asked by Ben Bradley (Conservative) on Wednesday, 20 March 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 22 March 2019. It was answered by Jackie Doyle-Price (Conservative) on Thursday, 28 March 2019 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
Smoking: Health Services
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 15 March 2019 to Question 229719, what the most effective smoking cessation aids are; and what steps the Government is taking to promote those aids.
- Answer
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There is a range of effective stop smoking treatments available in the United Kingdom.
Licensed nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), particularly different products used in combination, increases the rate of quitting by 50% to 60%. The research findings are available in a report at the following link:
https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD000146.pub5/full
The prescription medicine Bupropion has similar efficacy to NRT, and Varenicline increases the chances of long-term quitting success between two and three times compared to a quit attempt without the use of a stop smoking aid. The research findings are available in a report at the following links:
https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD000031.pub4/abstract
https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD006103.pub7/full
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- 234775
- Session
- 2017-19
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- Subjects
- Health services Smoking
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