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Results from the Cochrane Review show that stop smoking programmes, such as GoSmokeFree, can more than triple your success rate [see bar graph] when compared to trying to quit smoking “cold turkey”. Best Way to Stop S...
Read more →Passive smoking kills 600 000 people per year including 168 000 children. These smoking facts were published in the January issue of Lancet 2011 and were based on a retrospective analysis of data from 192 countries. F...
Read more →You know that the effects of smoking are bad for your body and you also know that the longer you smoke the worse it is for your body. What you may not know is how good it is for your body to stop smoking and that the ...
Read more →Your pack-a-day habit isn’t just destroying your lungs, it is burning a hole in your wallet too. Most smokers know that smoking is expensive but few actually realise the true costs of the habit and the savings that ca...
Read more →A new study has shown that patients who continue to smoke after a heart attack are more likely to suffer from angina (chest pain) and to experience mental and physical health problems which negatively impacts their qu...
Read more →Cancer: Spotlight on preventable premature deaths was the Cape Argus headline on Tuesday 10th February 2015 in an article by Dr HC Volmink. The article reported that “almost one in every five South Africans is at risk...
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How to Stop Smoking The GoSmokeFree smoking cessation service is aimed at smokers who really want to give up and are looking for the best way to quit smoking. The GoSmokeFree stop smoking programme uses a proven formu...
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