Why get help?

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No one can force you to stop smoking - you have to want to do it for yourself.
Remember - the toughest battles are personal ones.
Most people who successfully quit will have tried, and failed, several times. But please don't give up on giving up; if you're committed to quitting, you can do it, as over a million people who have successfully quit on No Smoking Day prove.

Around 13 people in the UK die from smoking an hour. That's over 300 deaths a day and 114,000 every year* (*ASH figures).
Every cigarette is a killer, loaded with lethal weaponry.
Each cigarette contains over 4,000 toxic chemicals, including cyanide, polonium 210, arsenic, tar, formaldehyde, carbon monoxide, ammonia ... to name just a few.
Nicotine is the addictive part - it keeps people smoking even when their health and fitness is suffering.
For more energy, to prevent premature ageing, whiter teeth, lower stress levels, to improve your sex life, for an improved sense of taste and smell, for the sake of your family and friends.

If you smoke 20 a day (that is 7,300 cigarettes per year), the approximate cost of your cigarettes will be about £2,184 per year. There are also additional expenses related to this habit that should be factored in, such as the cost of deodorants, odour neutralisers, dry cleaning bills, increased life insurance payments and disposable lighters.
For Armed Forces personnel serving overseas the direct cash cost of cigarettes may be less but the risks to your health remain the same. The cost of cigarettes is a major incentive to stop when preparing to return back to UK. Take a look at our quit and save calculator to work out exactly what you spend on cigarettes.

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