Wellness Programs : Wellness Programs – Quitters Do Win.
Quitting tobacco use at any age can improve a person’s health. And believe it or not, older staff members often fair better with tobacco use cessation than younger staff members.
According to the Journal of American Medicine, Duke University reseearchers tracked 573 older patients over 10 years. They found that just 16 percent of those who joined the use of tobacco cessation program later returned to use of tobacco.
Previous research has found young smokers who try to quit have a 35 percent to 45 percent relapse rate within two years.
Given that personnel nationwide are retiring later and the cost of retiree healthcare is sky high, you may want to keep attempting with smoking cessation programs, even for the oldest personnel on your health plan.
