<Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> Second Wednesday in March </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Frequency </Th> <Td> annual </Td> </Tr> <P> No Smoking Day is an annual health awareness day in the United Kingdom which is intended to help smokers who want to quit smoking . The first No Smoking Day was on Ash Wednesday in 1984, and it now takes place on the second Wednesday in March . </P> <P> Each year, the campaign is promoted with a theme in the form of a short phrase . In 2010, this theme was "Break free", encouraging smokers to break free from the chains of cigarettes and quit on No Smoking Day . The 2011 theme was "Time to quit?". Research conducted by GfK NOP following the 2009 campaign found that 1 in 10 smokers quit on No Smoking Day . </P>

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