ban.jpgSoon there’ll be no hiding place for smokers with a smoking ban in public places in England in force from 1 July. However, despite the majority of smokers saying they would like to quit, many of them are still unsure what the ban will entail. We look at the impact the ban will have and find out the best ways of quitting a habit that’s getting harder and harder to enjoy.

Smokers, now so often forced to huddle outside offices and homes, will find even less places where their habit’s welcome from July 1. That’s when the English public smoking ban comes into effect, banning smokers from having a drag in pubs, cafes, clubs and restaurants and a host of other places that will become smoke-free zones.

The ban already exists in Scotland and Wales and making it UK wide is predicted, by the Department of Health, to provoke up to 600,000 people to attempt quitting for good. Millions more would like to join them - at least 70% of the UK’s 12 million smokers would like to kick the habit - but are daunted by the difficulty of kicking the weed.
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