Essential Information 11: Stopping smoking: the benefits and aids to quitting
The health benefits of stopping smoking start within hours of putting out the last cigarette.  Using a combination of medication and psychological support can substantially increase the chances of successfully quitting.  

Essential Information 09: Nicotine and Addiction
A comprehensive look at why and how nicotine is so addictive. This factsheet examines the mental and physical aspects of nicotine addiction and rebuts the tobacco industry assertion that nicotine is not addictive.

Essential Information 24: Stopping smoking - ASH'S 15 Tips
ASH's top tips to help you stop smoking.

Essential Information 15: Smoking and Mental Health
Nobody is going to tell you that quitting smoking is going to be easy - but we will tell you the best ways to go about trying to make a successful quit attempt.

Quitting FAQs
Here we include some common queries about stopping smoking and the best ways of quitting.

A picture of misery: the truth about smoking in smokers' own words. No Smoking Day report 2002
A picture of misery: the truth about smoking in smokers' own words. The full No Smoking Day report.

A picture of misery: the Truth about smoking, in smokers own words
Verbatim responses. Research conducted in October and November 2001, smokers were asked “If you had your time again, would you smoke?”  83% said no, and they were then asked why. This report outlines what they said, in their own words.