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Smoking cessation
Prepare for Tobacco Free Month with tools to help you meet this challenge!
Publié le 15 octobre 2024 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
The 9the No Tobacco Month, a collective national challenge that invites all smokers to spend 30 days smoke-free, begins on the 1ster November. But you can already register on the site of the operation, to take advantage of advice and various devices that will be all assets to allow you to succeed your project.
In 2024, registration for the Challenge is simplified, smoking cessation tools are at the center of the campaign, including the promotion of the phone number 39,89 to help you quit smoking. Again this year, the interest and benefits for smokers to be supported and to engage together in a smoke-free approach is highlighted with the slogan: " You weren’t alone when you started, you won’t be alone to stop ”.
By registering before 1er november on the website Smoke-free month, you can participate in the preparatory phase of the operation and benefit from:
- consultation with a tobacco cessation professional;
- a free quit kit including a 40-day program (10 days of preparation and 30 days of challenge) with daily tips to help you quit, a wheel to calculate your savings and information on all the tools available to help you;
- of a community of mutual assistance present on social networks (Facebook, X - formerly Twitter and Instagram) to promote smoking cessation.
In addition, you can download the free Tabac info service mobile app. You will benefit from a personalized support program, advice from tobacco specialists, mini-games and support videos. You will be able to see the daily benefits of quitting smoking, in terms of savings and health.
FYI
a new 15-second tutorial will be broadcast on different channels (TV, VOL, digital) to bring you insights on the telephone system 39 89 and encourage you to use it. Since 31 May 2023, 39 89 has been accessible to deaf and hard of hearing people via the Acceo platform.
Please note
the smoking cessation aid kit can be ordered free of charge by post or downloaded directly from the sites Smoke-free month and Public Health France. It is also available in 18,000 partner pharmacies.
What are the benefits of quitting smoking for 30 days?
Quit smoking for a month multiplies the odds of quitting by 5 definitely to use tobacco, according to various studies. Beyond 30 days, withdrawal symptoms (nervousness, irritability) are greatly reduced.
Health Insurance reports that the first effects of quitting smoking are apparent within the first few days:
- 24 hours after smoking your last cigarette, carbon monoxide is completely removed from your body, your lungs start to chase smoke residues and your body no longer contains nicotine (withdrawal syndrome may then occur);
- within a few days, your taste and smell improve, you breathe better and your energy increases.
Then, after 3 to 9 months:
- breathing problems and coughing are relieved. Your voice becomes clearer and you become less and less breathless;
- gradually, your complexion becomes lighter, your wrinkles are less pronounced and your teeth are whiter;
- you become calmer and no longer feel the physical effects of nicotine (accelerated heartbeat...).
Then, after a year without tobacco, risk of myocardial infarction decreases by half and risk of stroke is similar to that of a nonsmoker. The risk of lung cancer also decreases. This reduction in risk is all the more important if we stop early, but it is also significant if we stop later. At age 75, the risk of death from lung cancer is
- 16% among those who continue to smoke;
- 6% for those who stopped at age 50;
- and 2% for those who quit by age 30.
Generally, quitting smoking at age 40 increases life expectancy by an average of 7 years, quitting at age 50 increases life expectancy by 4 years, and those quitting at age 60 gain an average of 3 years.
FYI
Operation No Tobacco Month was launched at the initiative of Santé publique France and the Ministry of Health, in partnership with l'Assurance santé. In 2023, 157,576 smokers registered on the Month Without Tobacco website; and since its inception in 2016, nearly 1.2 million people have participated in the operation.
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