Switzerland: Students Kick Smoking Habit

Source from:  worldradio.ch 88.4 FM IN GENEVA (WRS) (ch)  05/14/2013

A nationwide competition in Swiss schools to encourage students to kick their nicotine habit has delivered encouraging results.

Experiment Nonsmoking took place in 2,700 classrooms across Switzerland which saw smokers give up all tobacco products for six months.

As the competition closes, students in three out four cases have managed to resist lighting up again.

The annual competition is spearheaded by the Association for Smoking Prevention in collaboration with cantonal tobacco and drugs prevention agencies. Enditem