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The rise of electronic cigarettes may explain a sharp fall in people seeking NHS help to quit smoking in Scotland, it has been suggested.
An estimated 10% of the adult smoking population made an attempt to quit using NHS services in 2013, although the total was down by 13%.
Statisticians suggest the fall is due to the increasing use of e-cigarettes as an alternative to tobacco.
Women accounted for 57% of all attempts to quit smoking.
More than a third were by people living in "most deprived" areas.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-27587872
An estimated 10% of the adult smoking population made an attempt to quit using NHS services in 2013, although the total was down by 13%.
Statisticians suggest the fall is due to the increasing use of e-cigarettes as an alternative to tobacco.
Women accounted for 57% of all attempts to quit smoking.
More than a third were by people living in "most deprived" areas.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-27587872