It is not easy to quit smoking but there is help available. Ask your GP or pharmacist for information on nicotine replacement products.  For a description of what’s available, click this link:

http://smokefree.nhs.uk/ways-to-quit/patches-gum-and-nicotine-replacement-therapy/

Many local hospitals run smoking cessation clinics and there are some GPs and local pharmacists who also provide the service.

You can contact the NHS for their Smokefree Want 2 Stop Quit Kit on 0808 812 8008 or by clicking here: www.want2stop.info/quitkit.

NI Chest Heart & Stroke’s workshop for schools on ‘Stamping out smoking‘ uses a number of resources to show young people the damage tobacco does to the body.  Among these resources is the Aprilage software.  This shows you what you would look like if you smoked a packet of cigarettes a day.  The software will age you to 72 and you can compare your appearance after a life of smoking with that of a non–smoker.