Anti-smoking campaign focuses on fertility and attractiveness
 A new anti-smoking campaign, focusing on fertility and attractiveness, has been launched in England by the Department of Health. Television,
radio and poster advertisements will illustrate the impact smoking
can have on sexual impotence and appearance.
Meanwhile in Wales, the Welsh Assembly Government has accepted recommendations
outlined in a report of the Ad Hoc Committee on smoking in public places.
Health minister Brian Gibbons said this week that the WAG will consult
on draft regulations for banning smoking in public places in Wales when
the Health Improvement and Protection Bill is presented to Parliament
in the autumn.
The WAG response to the Ad Hoc Committee’s report is due to be
published online (www.wales.gov.uk).
Weight gain fears A survey of 7,081 adults conducted on behalf
of GlaxoSmithKline has suggested that three quarters of women who
are interested in giving up smoking are concerned that they will
put on weight when they try to stop.
Michael Barbour, a community pharmacist in Thaxted, Essex, said: “Reducing
a smoker’s anxieties before a quit attempt is an important part of helping
them succeed. Pharmacists can recommend a smoking cessation product that can
help reduce smoking cessation-related weight gain.”
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