7.4 Assistance with quitting
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In the past few decades, the range of aids to assist smokers to quit has increased considerably. Among Victorians who successfully quit in the five years prior to 2005, quitting without help is still common, but many people who succeed in quitting now nominate a range of external sources of help as illustrated in Table 7.1. The table reflects the level of use of aids, not their actual effectiveness among the people who use them.
Table 7.1
Proportion of people who successfully quit who believe
that quitting aids contributed to their quit attempt.
|
Anti-smoking television commercials |
46% |
|
NRT or other medications |
21% |
|
Advice from health professionals |
21% |
|
Self-help materials |
13% |
|
Telephone Quitline |
7% |
|
Internet sites |
5% |
|
No aid contributed |
33% |
Note: Respondents could nominate more than one aid.
Source: CBRC Victorian Household Survey Brennan et al, 20072
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