Quit Like Sweden Celebrates Sweden’s Historic Milestone

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Smoking prevalence across the country reduced to <strong>5.3%</strong>. Remarkably, among those who have been benefited from Swedish policies during their entire life, it reduced to <strong>4.5%</strong>. People from other countries in Europe who have moved to Sweden would be three times more likely to smoke if they had not moved (24%1 vs 7.8%).</p> <div> <div itemprop="articleBody"> <p> <em>Quit Like Sweden</em>, a platform dedicated to sharing the “Swedish Experience,” is celebrating this milestone with calls for other nations to improve millions of lives around the world.</p> <p> “This isn’t just Sweden’s victory – it’s a proof of concept for the entire world,” said Suely Castro, Founder of <em>Quit Like Sweden</em>.</p> <p> “Today, we can celebrate a public health revolution. By complementing smoking cessation and prevention measures and programmes with Accessible, Acceptable, and Affordable alternatives to smoking, Sweden has proven that a world with fewer smoking-related deaths and illnesses isn’t just a dream: it’s achievable. Now we need the global will to make this a worldwide success.”</p> <p> <strong>About <em>Quit Like Sweden</em></strong></p> <p> <em>Quit Like Sweden</em> is a non-profit platform committed to helping countries adopting the Swedish Experience in reducing smoking prevalence, by combining cessation and prevention measures and programmes with accessible, acceptable, and affordable alternatives.</p> <p> 1 European Commission, Special Eurobarometer 539 – Attitudes of Europeans towards tobacco and related products, 2024 (available at <a href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Feuropa.eu%2Feurobarometer%2Fsurveys%2Fdetail%2F2995&esheet=54152113&newsitemid=20241113761353&lan=en-US&anchor=https%3A%2F%2Feuropa.eu%2Feurobarometer%2Fsurveys%2Fdetail%2F2995&index=1&md5=3348579748c935898e8c44ccf2f2ca25" referrerpolicy="unsafe-url" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank">https://europa.eu/eurobarometer/surveys/detail/2995</a>)</p> </div> <div> <h2> Contacts</h2> <p> <a href="mailto:info@quitlikesweden.org" referrerpolicy="unsafe-url" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank">info@quitlikesweden.org</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="subjects"> <ul class="subject-list"> <li><a href="/en/subject/products-services.html">Products & Services News</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="clear"></div> <div class="commentbox"> <wb:comments url="auto" border="y" width="auto" skin="blue" appkey="3616646312" ></wb:comments> </div> </div> <div class="span3 sidebar"> <div class="widget"> <h3>Business Wire Weibo</h3> <wb:follow-button uid="2676312451" type="red_2" width="136" height="24" ></wb:follow-button> </div> <div class="widget"> <h3>Industries</h3> <ul class="industry"> <li><a href="/en/industry/corporate-social-responsibility">Corporate Social Responsibility</a></li> <li><a href="/en/industry/manufacturing">Manufacturing</a></li> <li><a href="/en/industry/chemical">Chemical</a></li> <li><a href="/en/industry/health-pharmaceutical">Health and Pharmaceutical</a></li> <li><a href="/en/industry/property">Property</a></li> <li><a href="/en/industry/travel">Travel</a></li> <li><a href="/en/industry/automotive">Automotive</a></li> <li><a href="/en/industry/life-entertainment">Life and Entertainment</a></li> <li><a href="/en/industry/energy-environmental">Energy and Environmental</a></li> <li><a href="/en/industry/retail">Retail</a></li> <li><a href="/en/industry/transportation">Transportation</a></li> <li><a href="/en/industry/business-ecommerce">Business and E-commerce</a></li> <li><a href="/en/industry/communications-media">Communications and Media</a></li> <li><a href="/en/industry/metals-mining">Metals and Mining</a></li> <li><a href="/en/industry/finance">Finance</a></li> <li><a href="/en/industry/technology">Technology</a></li> <li><a href="/en/industry/sports">Sports</a></li> <li><a href="/en/industry/education">Education</a></li> <li><a href="/en/industry/art-culture">Art and Culture</a></li> <li><a href="/en/industry/legal">Legal</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="widget"> <h3>Latest Releases</h3> <ul class="story"> <li><span class="time">2024-11-29 10:56</span><br/><a href="/en/news/58427.html">Perion Unveils Anyplace TV, Expanding Video & CTV Advertising Solutions Through Programmatic DOOH</a></li> <li><span class="time">2024-11-29 10:49</span><br/><a href="/en/news/58426.html">MAG Group Holding Real Estate Portfolio Reaches USD 11.9 Billion</a></li> <li><span class="time">2024-11-28 14:04</span><br/><a href="/en/news/58425.html">Galderma’s Phase III OLYMPIA 1 Data Published in JAMA Dermatology Demonstrate That Nemolizumab Improves Core Signs and Symptoms of Prurigo Nodularis</a></li> <li><span class="time">2024-11-28 13:54</span><br/><a href="/en/news/58424.html">The Popular App, “Crayon Shin-chan Operation Little Helper,” Is Now Available in a New iOS Version for China!</a></li> <li><span class="time">2024-11-28 13:48</span><br/><a href="/en/news/58423.html">Welspun One launches India’s largest logistics facility; 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