Smokers Are Quitting Due To Coronavirus Fears
July 15, 2020 1:52PM EDT
SPOKANE, WA – FEBRUARY 4: A patron lights up at the Lone Cactus Saloon and Restaurant, February 4, 2006 in Spokane, Washington. Judy Sanders, owner of the establishment for the past seven years, is defying Washington State anti-smoking law that went into effect in December by allowing customers to smoke in her establishment. A sign at the entrance reads: “Smoking our right. Your choice to enter.” She has been cited several times and fined several hundred dollars. The new law bans smoking in bars, restaurants, hotels, and all other public indoor places and outside within 25 feet of a door. (Photo by Jeff T. Green/Getty Images)
More and more smokers say they’re quitting due to fears of the coronavirus pandemic.
A UK survey found more than 1 million Brits have quit smoking in the last four months, and 41% said it was because of the pandemic.
Smokers are considered to be a higher risk for severe illness if infected with COVID-19 – some studies have found smokers are more than twice as likely to be hospitalized or even die.
Do you know anyone who’s quit smoking since the pandemic began?
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