Don't get stuck in a smoking addiction - get help

Did you know that only 5% of people who try to quit smoking without help succeed?

To quit smoking it is essential that you are motivated, however, even with a strong decision, you will always benefit if you have additional support.

Decide today....may be easier than you think

There is a nicotine-free treatment that can help quit tobacco addiction, even for those who smoke electronic cigarettes. Fast treatment, around 25 days, effectively minimises withdrawal effects, stops smoking after 5 days, well tolerated treatment with no nicotine or added sugar.

Quitting smoking - what is the impact on your health?

• 1st cause of avoidable death in the world;
• 2x greater risk of fatal cardiovascular event (in a smoker in 10 years vs. a non-smoker);
• 80% number of lung cancers in europe triggered by tobacco smoke;
• 50% of EU smokers die prematurely (-14 years of life)
  
  

Health benefits of quitting smoking

There are many short, medium and long-term benefits to your health if you stop smoking:

• After 20 minutes without smoking heart rate decreases and blood pressure returns to normal
• After 12 hours carbon monoxide and nicotine levels in the blood are more than halved and oxygen levels in the blood circulation return to normal 
• Between 2 weeks and 3 months lung function improves;
• After 1 - 9 months cough decreases, respiratory efficiency increases and fatigue decreases;
• After 1 year the risk of coronary heart disease is halved (compared to people who continue to smoke);
• After 5 years the risk of stroke decreases (compared to people who continue to smoke)
• After 10 years the risk of lung cancer is halved (compared to people who continue to smoke) and the risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, oesophagus, bladder and kidneys is reduced;
• After 15 years the overall risk of disease is similar to never having smoked.
  
  

Benefits you will feel as soon as you stop smoking

• Stop constantly smelling of tobacco;
• You save money; 
• Skin and general appearance looks better. Visibly healthier skin and hair;
• Less stress;
• Whiter teeth and fresher breath;
• Your family and friends will not be exposed to second-hand smoke;
• You will be more environmentally friendly;
• You will have more energy;
• Your senses of taste and smell will start to function normally;
• Increased fertility.
  
  

Smoking and appearance

If you want to keep looking young for longer, smoking is definitely not the best option. 

By quitting smoking you are helping to:

• Shiny, healthy hair;
• Whiter teeth, dazzling smile;
• Smoother hand skin and fingers without yellow spots;
• Skin that looks younger and healthier;
• Clothes without the smell of smoke.
  
  

Sources
European Commission. Special Eurobarometer 506: Attitudes of Europeans towards tobacco and electronic cigarettes. 2021. Contract No.: 11/04/2022;

World Health Organization. Fact sheet: tobacco 2021 [Available from: https://www.who.int/newsroom/ fact-sheets/detail/tobacco

West, R. et al. Health-care interventions to promote and assist tobacco cessation: a review of efficacy, effectiveness and affordability for use in national guideline development. addiction. 2015 sep;110(9):1388-403;

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