New Year pledge going up in smoke? You're not alone
Promised yourself to quit smoking in the new year, but just can't stop lighting up? You're not alone, with an Australian survey showing that only 3 percent of smokers who made such resolutions stuck with them.
An online poll of just over 1,000 people, conducted ahead of the launch of a video game designed to help smokers quit, showed one in four Australians made New Year's resolutions to quit -- but more than half went back on their word within a week.
Some 15 percent lit up within hours of making the pledge, the survey showed.
The research revealed that seven out of ten smokers have tried to kick the habit at some point.