Stop smoking

Cigarettes can affect your health in many ways. They increase your risk of cancer, heart disease, and stroke. There are many ways to quit. Some people it helpful to go 'cold turkey' (stop smoking immediately), while others prefer to cut down gradually and use nicotine replacement therapies.

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What happens when you stop smoking?
Stopping smoking is good for your mental health
Stopping smoking is good for your mental health
Stop smoking without putting on weight
Stop smoking without putting on weight
Stopping smoking: 10 health benefits
Stopping smoking: 10 health benefits
Stop smoking: quit making excuses
Stop smoking: quit making excuses
Stop smoking: coping with cravings
Stop smoking: coping with cravings
Ask the GP: smoking Q&As
Ask the GP: smoking Q&As
Paan, bidi and shisha
Paan, bidi and shisha
What to do if you relapse after quitting
What to do if you relapse after quitting
Under-18s guide to quitting smoking
Under-18s guide to quitting smoking
Key times to quit smoking
Key times to quit smoking
Passive smoking: protect your family and friends
Passive smoking: protect your family and friends
Stop Smoking: 10 benefits to your health
Stop Smoking: 10 benefits to your health
What are the health risks of smoking?
What are the health risks of smoking?
Stop smoking treatments: 9 myths
Stop smoking treatments: 9 myths
Why is smoking addictive?
Why is smoking addictive?
Smoking treatments
Smoking treatments
Take steps NOW to stop smoking
Take steps NOW to stop smoking

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