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Shaun tells his story of how he quit smoking for good
Shaun, 60, has recently stopped smoking with the help of the QUIT team in Barnsley. Shaun has schizoaffective disorder and has previously struggled to quit smoking whilst managing his mental health and wellbeing. Shaun has taken some time to tell us his story, to help …
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“The stop smoking service provided me with the help I needed”
After smoking for 30 years, Ken decided to quit smoking in order to improve his health. Now, four months later, Ken is enjoying the benefits of being smoke-free. Ken’s story “I decided to give up smoking for a number of reasons; mainly because of my …
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“The stop smoking service made the difference between failing in the past and succeeding this time”
45-year-old Simon has smoked since he was 17. But now with help from Yorkshire Smokefree, he is seeing life in a different way and his health has dramatically improved. Simon’s story “I smoked my first cigarette when I was 17. I was on holiday with …
“My little unborn girl is healthy and growing well – I think it’s a good sign of giving up smoking”
22-year-old Jordan decided to give up smoking after finding out she was pregnant with her second child. With support from Yorkshire Smokefree, she’s now been cigarette-free for 3 months and is enjoying hearing her baby is growing well. Jordan’s story “I started smoking at school. …
“I’m going smoke-free for my girls”
When 23-year-old Natasha became pregnant with her third child, she knew she had to quit smoking for the health of her baby. After getting expert help from specialist stop smoking advisors, she has now been enjoying a smoke-free life with her two young children and …
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“If I can quit, anyone can”
71-year-old Brenda had smoked for over thirty years. Now, with expert help, she is smoke-free and living life to the full. Brenda’s story “I smoked for over thirty years. I’m not quite sure why I started – I guess it was more for the social …
“They told me if I didn’t quit I might not be around much longer. It was the big wake up call I needed.”
Dean had smoked for 33 years when he was rushed to hospital with pneumonia. He got help from our Yorkshire Smokefree service and has now quit for good. Dean’s story “I’d smoked for 33 years before a health scare made me quit. I used to …
With willpower you can kick the 20 a day habit
One couple found that with willpower you can do anything and managed to kick the 20 a day habit. Claire and Shaun’s story Shaun and Claire Steadman had both smoked from a young age and continued this into their adult lives. It was the encouragement …
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I lost five and a half stone after quitting
Shauna stopped smoking and lost five and a half stone, breaking the myth that quitting makes you gain weight. Shauna’s story “Why did I give up smoking? Because I knew I was going to die if I didn’t. I had to think, ‘Are cigarettes worth …
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