Starts its operation from tomorrow, Monday, June 2nd, the telephone line 1135 of ESY for the consulting support of smokers who wish to quit smoking.

Line 1135 will work dailyMonday-Friday 09: 00-16: 00 and will be staffed by ERDY Health Professionals.

“The equal access of all smokers, regardless of socio -economic position, to supporting smoking support services is a key step in reducing the use of tobacco products and improving the health of the population,” EDY underlines.

“This action is particularly important because of the importance of public health for control and limiting the consumption of all tobacco products. It is in accordance with what the framework of the Conduct for the Control of Smoking of the World Health Organization, which is the first international treaty to be contacted in the health sector, is in accordance with what is required. At the same time, it is in line with the forecasts of the National Smoking Action Plan, a significant priority of which is the support of smokers in smoking cessation, “EDY said.

He adds that the use of tobacco products is one of the biggest public health problems. Almost 20% of the adult world population is smokers of conventional cigarettes. Is calculated that about 8 million peopleincluding 1.3 million non -smokers exposed to passive smoking, They lose their lives annually by smoking.

Greece “champion” between OASA countries

Despite a reduction in conventional cigarettes smoking in recent years, Greece continues to record one of the highest prevalence between OASA countries. At the same time, the intention to stop smoking has increased significantly.

According to the research data of the ERYY study (2024), 38% of adult Greeks make use of tobacco products. It is worth noting that more than half say they are willing to stop in the future. However, only 3 out of 10 casual or daily smokers have attempted to stop in the last 12 months.

With the operation of line 1135, EDY contributes substantially to the creation of the necessary supporting framework, which gives each smoker the opportunity to take a first, decisive step towards a future without smoke.