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Facebook application to help users quit smoking
A Facebook application to help people quit smoking was launched today by a charity.
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WeQuit will help people and their friends challenge each other to give up nicotine as well as create rewards for success and forfeits for failure.
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Quitters will also be able to raise money for charity and track each other's progress by accessing www.WeQuit.co.uk/facebook and adding the application to the social networking site.
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The launch, by the No Smoking Day charity, is supported by Dragons' Den star Duncan Bannatyne, who is president of national No Smoking Day, which is tomorrow.
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He said: "We feel that quitting is a challenge that should be inspiring and enjoyable rather than a chore, and it's this attitude that makes WeQuit unique."
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UK figures released by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) show that smoking was most common among 20 to 24-year-olds (30%) in 2008 and least common among those aged 60 or over (13%).
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