This year the “Tobacco Free Month” seems to be a real success! In fact, more than 241.000 people have registered for the third edition, this operation which will end on Saturday.
FIRST FIGURES ENCOURAGING FOR THE MONTH WITHOUT TOBACCO!
More than 241.000 people have registered for the third edition of the “Tobacco-Free Month” operation, which will end on Saturday, 84.000 more than last year, the health agency said on Wednesday. Public Health France. "More than 241.691 people have registered, an increase of 54% compared to 2017».
Last year, more than 157.000 smokers participated in this operation, against 180.000 in 2016 for the first edition. Several tools to help people quit smoking have been put in place for the participants.
«The e-coaching application designed by the Health Insurance in partnership with Public Health France and with the assistance of the French-speaking Tobacco Society has been downloaded nearly 86.000 times", Said Public Health France, according to whichMore than 21.000 people have used 39 89, the Tobacco Info Service hotline».
On the social media side, the operation attracted 118.000 fans on Facebook and 4.900 followers on Twitter. This year, the public authorities had focused on women's smoking: tobacco consumption fell overall in France with one million fewer smokers in 2017, but not among women aged 45 to 64.
Source : Paris Match
