Penny
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Smokers in Scotland to be paid to quit.Why?
Surely if people want to quit, they'll quit. I can't see anybody quitting due to a payment of 12.50 a week. A payment where you can't even decide what you'll spend the money on - its already decided for you.
Seriously - are we allowed to have minds of our own anymore? 
To the smokers amongst us - would you give up for 12.50 a week?
| Quote: | Smokers in deprived communities of the Scottish city of Dundee will be offered cash to quit the habit.
NHS Tayside hopes the £500,000 pilot scheme will help 900 of Dundee's 36,000 smokers stop over the next two years.
Participants in the new initiative will be offered £12.50 per week credited onto an electronic card for a maximum of 12 weeks.
They can redeem the money in their local supermarket for fresh food and groceries - but not alcohol and cigarettes.
The incentive scheme is a partnership between NHS Tayside, Dundee City Council and the Scottish Government and is launching in the autumn.
Those taking part will receive nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) through their local pharmacy, where they will have to do a weekly carbon monoxide breath test to prove they are smoke-free. |
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Ok, I'm going to Scotland 
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Nospah
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^^^ I'll follow suit i think^^^
Now whats the guarantee that people will actually stop smoking?
Will they do the same for alcoholics?
the same for murderers? etc etc
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AlexH
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What a joke. Its a waste of cash and just a ludicrous plan.. Why should they be paid to quit when they took up this habit on their own accord.
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clevelandspur
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My question is how do they monitor if they actually quit? Do they have police search them periodically for smokes? it seems pretty easy to just have someone else buy your smokes and pocket the $12.50 for groceries!
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