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Are you a serious quitter?

Is this your moment to stop smoking? Are you ready to quit? Perhaps you've already tried to stop – maybe more than once!

That's OK – most smokers want to quit, but it can take more than one attempt to succeed. Remember, stopping smoking is the single best thing a person can do for his or her health. Just by coming to this site you've taken a positive step.

The challenge of quitting

  • Your body has a physical addiction to nicotine
  • You'll also have a behavioural addiction or 'habit' of smoking

To have the best chance of stopping you'll need to overcome both these aspects of smoking.

Get advice

Talking to your healthcare professional and asking about all the options, including treatments you may not have tried before, could give you the best chance of stopping.

Health? Family? Appearance? Money?

Why it's worth quitting

After 1 year

Your risk of suffering a heart attack is reduced by half.

After 10 years

Your risk of developing lung cancer is reduced by half.

After 15 years

Your risk of a heart attack falls to the level of a non-smoker.

How serious are you about giving up?