Do you know why you want to stop smoking?

People who have quit say it’s important to be clear about your reasons. Here are some of the best reasons we know:

Taking control

Quitting smoking is a challenge. Once you have set the goal to quit and succeeded, you will feel really proud of yourself. Quitting helps you take on other challenges.

Fitness

Smoking makes it harder for you to exercise and reduces the benefits to your body.

Money

Giving up smoking is like getting a pay rise. In a year you save about $3,800 if you smoke 20 a day.

Your appearance

Smoking starves your skin of oxygen making it dry and grey. You develop wrinkles around your eyes and mouth much earlier, and the tar stains your teeth and fingers.

Lifestyle reasons

Being a smoker can be a nuisance, like when you are on a plane or train and can’t smoke, or when you are out with friends who don’t smoke.