Article: For a longer lifetime try getting through a week; Smoke-free legislation has made its mark, now chief medical officer Dr Tony Jewell wants smokers to make No Smoking Day's 25th anniversary an event to remember.(Features)

Byline: Dr Tony Jewell

THIS Wednesday is the 25th No Smoking Day, making it the longest running tobacco control campaign in the UK.

A lot has been achieved in the previous 24 years and No Smoking Day has developed into a highly successful campaign - last year, 55% of people in the UK were aware of the day and more than a million smokers made some kind of quit attempt.

We are also approaching the first anniversary, on April 2, of the smoke-free legislation coming into effect in Wales.

These two anniversaries are a great reason for smokers ...

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