Stop smoking aids: do they work?

Alternative therapies
Some people claim to be helped by alternative therapies. However, the results of research are not clear, so overall their effectiveness remains unproven. If you decide to try alternative therapy, it is important to find a registered practitioner.

The Institute of Complementary Medicine
PO Box 194
London SE16 7QZ
Tel: 020 7237 5165
www.icmedicine.co.uk

The British Complementary Medicine Association
Kensington House
33 Imperial Square
Cheltenham
GL50 1QZ
Tel: 0845 345 5977
www.bcma.co.uk

QUIT will not accept responsibility for referrals or advice offered by either of these bodies. Clients are strongly advised to satisfy themselves regarding the competence, registration, insurance and background of any complimentary therapist.

Diet and exercise
Both of these have an important effect on your body. Stopping smoking is a major change for your body to adapt to, and a healthy diet and regular exercise suitable to your level of fitness, may help your body cope with withdrawal and boost your sense of self-confidence and well being.

Cutting down or stopping outright?
All the evidence suggests that cutting down is much less likely to work than simply stopping outright. The last 6-10 cigarettes are very hard to give up and you will probably puff longer and harder on them so there is no real health gain.

Quitline: 0800 00 22 00 Taken from www.quit.org.uk