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" Scotland&amp;#039;s public health minister has urged smokers to stub out for good this year. Figures show that over 60,000 Scots attempted to stop smoking in 2008-09, with a total of 23,126 managing to give up. Shona Robison hopes that even more will be successful in 2010 and advised smokers to seek help. &amp;#039;Quitting smoking is the biggest single thing anyone can do to improve their health. So I hope as many people as possible will make 2010 the year they give up for good,&amp;#039; she remarked. &amp;#039;There&amp;#039;s a comprehensive range of NHS smoking cessation help available, including pharmacy-based services, so there really is something for everyone,&amp;#039; the minister added. Scotland is on the brink of introducing more anti-smoking legislation, with the Tobacco and Primary Medical Services (Scotland) bill set to be passed into law later this month. The new legislation will ban the sale of tobacco products via vending machines, as well as putting an end to displays of cigarettes in shops. Cancer Research UK is one of a number of charities that has campaigned for such legislation and a recent vote in the House of Commons put the wheels in motion for a similar ban to be introduced south of the border. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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