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Earlier this month, Scottish Premier League football club St Mirren teamed up with their local health partnership to launch a scheme designed to help their supporters to stop smoking and lead a healthier lifestyle.

The new programme will be based at the clubs stadium and provide smokers the help and support they need to quit. It is being run with support from Renfrewshire Community Health and Care Partnership.

The NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde said that the seven-week initiative is an ideal opportunity to reach males aged 45 and over who are often resistant to health information. If it proves successful then the club plan to start another group in January.

Smokers very often don’t fully appreciate the financial and health benefits of smoking cessation.

Carbon Monoxide breath testing enables health professionals to provide smokers with a fast and accurate indication of their smoking status. This easy to understand measurement helps smokers understand their health and can motivate them to quit.

fitnessASSIST provide health professionals with a range of Carbon Monoxide Testing Devices that allow breath testing to be performed as part of a smoking cessation or healthy living campaign. We also offer a range of Carbon Monoxide Testing Consumables.

For more information about the scheme please visit www.stmirren.net or www.nhsggcsmokefree.org.uk/smokefree-cup