Wellness Programs : Wellness Programs – Use of tobacco Cessation.
Medical research has long shown quitting tobacco use at any age can improve a person’s health.
But a Duke University shows that the group you could think would be the least likely to quit – people over the age of 50 – may actually have the best odds for quitting through a tobacco use cessation program.
Scientists tracked 573 older patients over 10 years. They found that just 16 percent of those who joined the tobacco use cessation program later returned to tobacco use. Meanwhile, previous research has found young smokers who attempt to quit have a 35 percent to 45 percent relapse rate within two years.
Bottom line – Given the aging employee population and the cost of retiree health care, you might want to keep attempting with use of tobacco cessation education for your older personnel.
