The essentials
Smoking can harm your health, but it's often difficult to stop. This is because many people who smoke get addicted to nicotine, a chemical in tobacco. It's good to know that there are treatments available that can help you give up cigarettes.
We've brought together the best research about nicotine addiction and weighed up the evidence about how to treat it. You can use our information to talk to your GP or pharmacist and decide which treatments are best for you.
In Brief
Stopping smoking
Smoking harms your health, but it's difficult to stop. That’s because most people who smoke have become addicted to nicotine, a chemical in tobacco. It's good to know that there are treatments available that can help you give up cigarettes.
Last updated: Apr 24, 2012
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It’s never too late to quit smoking
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Stop-smoking drugs and the risk of depression and suicide
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Lifetime risk of lung disease COPD is 1 in 4
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Smoking and high blood pressure may age the brain and affect thinking
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Screening smokers for lung cancer could save lives
Published Jul 12, 2011 -
Quitting smoking reduces risk of an underweight baby
Published Jul 06, 2011 -
Quit-smoking drug may cause heart problems
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Smoking linked to artery disease in women
Published Jun 07, 2011
