Living near green space linked to lower rates of smoking and higher chances of quitting

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-10/uop-lng102920.php

 

News Release 30-Oct-2020
University of Plymouth

 

People are significantly less likely to smoke - and are more likely to successfully quit - if they live in green neighbourhoods, new research has found.

The study is the first to demonstrate that access to neighbourhood greenspace is linked to lower rates of current smoking, and that this is due to higher rates of smoking cessation rather than lower uptake in these areas.

 
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even after to taking into account other factors known to influence smoking, people living in areas with a high proportion of greenspace were 20% less likely to be current smokers than those in less green areas.

In addition, among people who had smoked at some point during their lives, those living in greener neighbourhoods were up to 12% more likely to have successfully quit smoking.

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