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Corporate Wellness : Wellness Programs – Quitters Do Win.

Posted by Corporate Wellness | Posted in Corporate Wellness, Wellness Programs | Posted on 09-09-2010

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Quitting use of tobacco at any age can improve a person’s health.  And believe it or not, older employees often fair better with use of tobacco cessation than younger staff members.  

As reported by the Journal of American Medicine, Duke Univ. reseearchers tracked 573 older patients over 10 years. They found that just 16 percent of those who joined the tobacco use cessation program later returned to tobacco use.  

Previous research has found young smokers who attempt to quit have a 35% to 45% relapse rate within two years.

Given that staff nationwide are retiring later and the cost of retiree healthcare is sky high, you might want to keep attempting with use of tobacco cessation programs, even for the oldest staff on your health plan.

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