Negative advertising of the health effects of smoking is obviously effective...

When you attempt to quit smoking you know you have a difficult task ahead and when you fail in your attempt to quit the habit, while you get a physical sense of pleasure, deep inside you the feeling of personal failure and frustration at the fact that you are unable to give up is very strong.

A survey that we came across at Ukmedix News gave some interesting insight into the reasons why people give up smoking. Right at the top of the list is the fact that people know that smoking is unhealthy and even though they may be feeling okay now, they know that in the future they are far more likely to suffer from many different illnesses such as cancer. In fact 38 percent of people said that they quit smoking due to future health worries and this shows that negative advertising of the health effects of smoking is obviously effective.

Another way that governments tried to limit the amount of smoking in their people is by taxing the cigarettes and pushing up the price of them. This was seen to be the 2nd most effective way to stop people smoking and twelve percent of people questioned said that the cost of cigarettes was a major factor in getting them to give up.

Nine percent of people said that they gave up because “they felt ready“ and eight percent of respondents said that they “no longer enjoyed smoking“. Six percent said that they were giving up because they didn't feel healthy at present, and five percent said that they were giving up either because they were pregnant or that there was a baby at home.

Interestingly only five percent of people said that they gave up smoking because it was not considered socially acceptable anymore or due to smoking being banned in certain places. Four percent of respondents said that they gave up because family and friends were pressuring them to do so and a further four percent said that illness due to smoking in a member of their family or a close friend had spurred them into action.

Proof that people don’t really listen to their doctor was evident in that only three percent of people said that they gave up because of their doctor’s advice.