Stop smoking

Want to stop smoking? Want to start the new decade feeling and looking healthier? Go Smokefree offers services and support that can help you quit once and for all. Find out more in this video.

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Eight ways to get started

Practical, quick and simple steps you can take NOW to quit smoking successfully.

How your GP can help you quit smoking

Dr Michael Apple explains what GPs can do to help patients quit smoking, hopefully for good.

Quit smoking, feel better

Quit smoking and you'll be healthier, your skin will look better and you'll have more cash in your pocket.

How smoking affects your health

Does smoking cause indigestion? How does it affect the heart? Why is it so hard to stop? A GP explains.

Quit making excuses

The six top excuses smokers use to avoid stopping smoking, and how to overcome them.

'How I quit smoking'

Justine Speller, a gardener from London, quit cigarettes with the help of an NHS stop-smoking group.

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