Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, the 5th edition of Month without tobacco took place this year. While some people or bodies forget it easily, it's not just the coronavirus that kills! Smoking is and remains the leading cause of preventable death with around 75 deaths estimated in 000 in France.
125 SMOKERS REGISTERED FOR THE “TOBACCO FREE MONTH” ACTION
The National Tobacco Free Month campaign, imagined by Public Health France, ended Monday, November 30 latest. So what is the outcome for this 2020 edition?
- More than 125 smokers signed up for the action #MoisSansTabac to try to quit smoking, despite the health crisis and the October 29 re-containment.
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More than 85 people registered for the "000-day program". A novelty in this edition which offered an email every day with advice, activities or challenges to support participants.
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More than 123 people downloaded the Tobacco Info Service application, designed by Assurance Maladie in partnership with Public Health France and with the Société Francophone de Tabacologie.
« The use of all the support systems put in place confirms our idea that support is essential in stopping smoking. As such, health professionals remain mobilized to help smokers in their process of quitting. ", precise Viet Nguyen ThanhResponsible for the Addictions unit to Public Health France in a press release.
