Dear Editor,
The Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) 2024 provides positive and encouraging fundings vis-à-vis tobacco use in Pakistan. Overall, Pakistan has successfully reduced tobacco consumption by 15.7% between 2014 and 2024. This can be termed a great achievement. However, smoking cessation still remains a weak area. According to the survey, in the last 12 months, only 24.1% of tobacco smokers made a quit attempt. In other words, the availability of smoking cessation services are scant and the adult smokers who want to quit this habit are essentially on their own, with no help available at district, provincial and federal levels. Adult smokers urgently need help to quit smoking. This help in the form of smoking cessation service should be available locally.
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