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Quitting smoking

Smoking harms nearly every organ of the body, causing many diseases and reduces quality of life and life expectancy. The younger a person quits, the greater the benefit but stopping smoking is beneficial at any age. Many smokers think that smoking helps relieve stress but in fact ex-smokers are more likely to have better mental health and be happier.

Why Quit

Some of the health benefits from stopping smoking occur quite quickly after stopping smoking. To find out more about why and how to quit smoking see ...

Helplines

Most smokers say that they would like to quit but find it hard to do so. If you want to quit ASH recommends that you speak to a trained counselor. Tr ...

Stopping smoking links

Dependency quiz (US) (External Web Page)Nicorette (US) offers this self-assessment quiz so that you can assess your dependence on cigarettes.Net Docto ...