Quit smoking

70% of smokers in Scotland want to quit. However, tobacco is addictive and many smokers find it difficult to stop smoking.

In this Quit Smoking section of our site you will find information on Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT), Zyban (bupropion), Champix (varenicline) and links to stop smoking support groups and resources, as well as information on the dangers of passive smoking, and the links between tobacco and alcohol, and tobacco and cannabis.

ASH Scotland is Scotland's leading voluntary organisation in tobacco control, but we do not provide a stop smoking service.

Your best chance of quitting comes from direct support, which is offered free by all Health Boards. You can find your local stop smoking service by:

• Speaking to your GP
• Phoning the Smokeline (a free national phone service) on 0800 84 84 84 (12 noon - 12 midnight, seven days a week)
• Visiting the Health Scotland listing of local stop smoking services