Becoming a non-smoker is without doubt one of the most powerful choices you can make to improve your health and reduce your risk of a wide range of serious, life-threatening health conditions including several cancers, heart attack, stroke, diabetes, emphysema and dementia.

There are many ways to go about giving up. The most effective approach by far for many people appears to be a combination of expert support and medications that reduce your cravings (either nicotine replacement therapy or medi...

Okay, so if you’re one of the hundreds of thousands that joined Stoptober at the beginning of the month, you’re now half way through…

And even if you’re not – if you’re currently ‘going it alone’… how’s it feeling?

Are you going strong – hopefully! Struggling – quite possibly. Or are you already back on the ciggies..? If you are, take heart – most people who successfully stop smoking for good need a few attempts before cracking it.

Just remember that the key to going – and staying – smoke-free is m...