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Get help NOW to stop smoking

Want to stop smoking? Find out practical, quick and simple steps you can take NOW to quit successfully.

10 health benefits of stopping smoking

Quit smoking and you'll be healthier, your skin will look better and you'll have better sex.

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How your GP can help you quit

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

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Self-help tips to help you stop smoking

Some small changes to your lifestyle may help you resist the temptation to light up.

Stop smoking: track your progress

Track your stop-smoking progress with our Quit Smoking iPhone app and desktop widget.

Quit making excuses

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

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'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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Ask the GP: smoking Q and As

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

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