nosmokingdayisanannualhealthawarenessdayintheunitedkingdomthathelpssmokersthatwanttoquitsmoking.thefirstnosmokingdaywason"ashwednesday"in1984anditnowtakesplaceonthesecondwednesdayinmarch.thecampaignisnowinits24thyearandisafirmfixtureintheukcalendarbecauseofitscontinuingsuccess.onnosmokingdayxx1.5millionsmokersmadeaquitattemptandmillionsmoreusedthedaytotakeasteptowardsstoppingsmoking.
thecampaignisrunbyacharityofthesamename,whichisbasedinlondonandhasfourfull-timestaff.thecharityisfundedbyacoalitionofgovernmentalandvoluntarysectororganisationswithaninterestinhealth.