Why should I quit?

Everyone has their own reason for wanting to quit, here are some of the most common ones.

To improve your health and reduce risk of life threatening diseases.
To enjoy a better quality of life, to be fitter and healthier.
To be a better role model for your family and friends
To have more money in your pocket. Find out how much by using the cost calculator in the quit plan
To regain control over your life – smoking won’t dictate your daily routine.
To improve your image, have better skin, teeth, hair and nicer smelling clothes.
To reduce the work you have to do to keep your home and car clean.
To improve the quality of the air in your home for your family and friends.
To improve your self-esteem and to be better able to deal with the daily stresses of life.

1 in every 2 smokers will die of a tobacco related disease
Most smokers (83%) regret that they ever started smoking and would not smoke if they had the choice again.
Smoking takes 10 to 15 years quality years off your life.
Every 6.5 seconds someone in the world dies from tobacco use = 1.5 million people dying needlessly each year.
Every cigarette a person smokes reduces his/her life by five and a half minutes.
In Ireland, smoking is the leading cause of avoidable death. Nearly 5.,500 people die in Ireland each year from the effects of smoking and thousands of others are ill because of smoking-related diseases.