The real life quitters below tell their true stories about how they successfully stopped smoking and how they used the free NHS support. Watch the videos and read about their real-life experiences.
Beverley and Alisha, Edgware
Meet Beverley and Alisha, a mother and daughter from London who used their local NHS Stop Smoking Service to go smokefree together.
How they did it
Beverley was 46 years old and had been smoking for 30 years, when she suffered a cerebral aneurysm and stroke.
Michelle, Halifax
Meet Michelle, a mother of two young children from Yorkshire, who went smokefree after 17 years by making use of the Smokefree Together programme.
How Michelle gave up for good
Michelle had been smoking for more than half her life when she found herself becoming increasingly concerned about her health and her ability to look after her children in the future.
Mario Errigo, Winchester
51-year-old chef Mario went Smokefree along with his colleagues, after his local NHS service agreed to run a group in his workplace.
Giving up as a group
Mario had a 30-year habit when he stopped smoking three years ago, encouraged to go smokefree by the birth of his son.
Jo, Leicester
When Jo's son told her how worried he was about her health, she quit with the help of her local NHS Stop Smoking Service.
Motivation to quit
32 year-old full time mum Jo said that her son Dylan was the biggest motivation of all to help her quit smoking. Seeing him ask her to "stop smoking mummy" was enough to make anyone want to give it up.
Brendan, Essex
Brendan quit smoking with the help of his friends at Smokefree United, a football team run by his local NHS Stop Smoking Service.
A healthier lifestyle
Brendan, 37, has been a smoker since we was 18. Smoking didn't fit in with his active lifestyle and he was finding it frustrating that he couldn't keep up with his daughter in the park.
Credits: smokefree.nhs.uk
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