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Current Specials Combo Value Packs Dietary Supplements Gum Herbal Remedies Inhalers Microtabs Patches Stop Smoking Capsules Tooth and Oral Care Weight Loss Quick order page Ticket system Coming Soon! Site Map Other articles The Most Commonly Asked Smoking Related Questions Will quitting be stressful? How dangerous is smoking? I have been smoking for years. Is it too late to quit? I want to quit smoking but a lot of my friends still smoke. What should I do? I have tried to stop before and failed. Why should I try again? How dangerous is passive smoking to my family? So I am more likely to die younger if I smoke? If I use cigarettes that contain less tar or nicotine then won't that be less damaging to my body? Are cigars and pipes less hazardous than cigarettes? What is a "smoker's cough"? Is there a link between cigarette smoking and cancer? Once I have quit smoking can I still have a cigarette every now and then? call 0800 634 0512 call any day between 9am and 10pm quit@stop-smoking-in-one-hour.com home | stop smoking | faqs | contact | about us | links Are you truly committed to stopping smoking? If you smoke cigarettes then you are a sufferer of cigarette addiction and nicotine addiction. You have probably tried stopping to smoke without success using the nicotine patch and nicotine gum. We use the Valerie Austin technique for smoking cessation to take away your desire to smoke. Over the past 15 years, Valerie Austin's method has successfully helped people who are determined to stop smoking. Click here to see how hypnotherapy can help make you a non-smoker What clients say... Dear David When I arrived to see you two months ago I had been made redundant, was over twenty stone and smoked over twenty cigarettes a day. Now two months on, just as you said, I still have a cigarette every now and then? Is cigarette smoking truly addictive? © Copyright 2002 StopSmokingToday.com. All rights reserved. Use of this website is governed by the StopSmokingToday.com privacy policy. stop smoking and reduce the risks of lung cancer, smoking cessation, quit smoking aids nose cancer, throat cancer, larynx cancer, stomach cancer, pancreatic cancer, kidney cancer, bladder cancer, heart disease, aortic aneurysm, strokes, gangrene. Quit smoking in the London area using hypnosis at Avanti Hypnotherapy STOP SMOKING? HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN THINKING ABOUT STOPPING SMOKING? DO YOU REALLY WANT TO QUIT SMOKING THIS TIME? call 0800 634 0512 call any day between 9am and 10pm quit@stop-smoking-in-one-hour.com home | stop smoking | faqs | contact | about us | links skip to main menu Search NHS DirectPopular searches Search NHS Direct If you smoke, giving up is probably the greatest single step you can take to improve your health. In the UK, about 10 million adults (about a quarter of the population) smoke cigarettes. 25% of men are smokers and 23% of women. Smoking is one of the biggest causes of death and illness in the UK. Every year, around 114,000 smokers die from smoking-related diseases such as heart disease and lung cancer. About 70% of smokers say that they want to stop smoking, but most believe they are unable to. However, around half of all smokers eventually manage to give up. Smoke free laws On 1st July 2007, virtually all enclosed public places and workplaces in England became smoke free. This means that it is against the law to smoke inside pubs, bars, nightclubs, cafes and restaurants, lunch rooms, membership clubs and shopping centres. The smoke free law was introduced to protect employees and the public from the harmful effects of passive smoking (secondhand smoke). Under the smoke free law, you are unable to smoke inside, at work, including in smoking rooms. Public transport, and work vehicles, that are used by more than one person are also smoke free. No-smoking signs should be displayed in all smoke free premises and vehicles. Anyone who smokes in a smoke free place and failing to display no-smoking signs. How old do you have to be to purchase tobacco? From the 1st October 2007 it will be illegal to sell tobacco to anyone under the age of 18 in England and Wales. The age limit was previously 16. This includes the sale of cigars, rolling tobacco, rolling papers and cigarettes from vending machines. This brings the age restriction in line with the purchase of alcohol. Scotland will follow suit in the near future, and will also raise their age limit to 18. The reason for the age change is to try and deter young people from starting smoking. The earlier you start smoking,. |