Smoking cessation, or quitting, has immediate and important health benefits for individuals of all ages. Ex-smokers have improved life expectancy and reduced risk of smoking-related disease, compared to continuing smokers (Fiore et al., 2000). While the proportion of ex-smokers in Australia has increased steadily since the mid-1970s, (Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care, 1999), around 50% of Australian smokers will have attempted to quit in the past year (Miller, 2003).
The chart provides information about those persons in Hunter New England during 2004 with no intention to quit smoking. Just under half of the males (47.2%) and slightly more than one quarter of females (25.9%) had no intention to quit smoking. For males having no intention to quit was greatest in the older age groups, peaking at ages 75 years and greater (91.4%). Similarly older females reported less intention to quit smoking, peaking at ages 65-74 (75.6%).
The use of nicotine replacement therapies, such as gum, patches, inhaler or Buproprion doubles the chance of successfully quitting smoking (Silagy et al.,2001). In the Hunter New England Area, advice and support to quit smoking are being provided during contacts with the health service. Help is also available through the NSW Quitline which is a 24 hour counselling service. Phone 137848.
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Miller CL, Wakefield M, Roberts L. Uptake and effectiveness of the Australian telephone Quitline service in the context of a mass media campaign. Tobacco Control 2003; 12(S-II): 53-58.
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Fiore MC, Baily WC, Cohen SJ, et al. Treating tobacco use and dependence. Clinical Practice Guideline. Rockville MD: US Department of Health and Human Service, 2000.
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The information presented in this report result from analyses of a variety of social and health focused datasets. These datasets originate from a variety of sources including Hunter New England Health, the NSW Department of Health, and the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The timing of the release of these data to third parties is controlled by the owner of these data. It is therefore possible for these organisations to publish data that they have not yet made available to Hunter New England Population Health for analysis and release. Users should therefore check the publications of these organisations as it is possible that they may have published even more up to date information on Hunter New England than those available in this report. As this report is an ongoing project, the indicators presented will be updated as soon as possible after the release of all datasets to Hunter New England Population Health.
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