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AI Can Analyse Addiction. It Can’t Possibly Know What It Feels Like

There is a lot that artificial intelligence can do 🤖 It can analyse millions of quit attempts. It can map…
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World No Tobacco Day is this weekend. Here’s what nobody’s saying 🚭

Every 31st May, the world marks World No Tobacco Day. The campaigns roll out. The statistics land in your feed.…
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Small Business Origins Podcast

Natalie Clays sits down with John Kelley of Small Business Origins podcast. They discuss her smoking and quitting story, how…
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Wide Open Air Exchange 2SER

Natalie Clays sits down with Christine Gallagher of Wide Open Air Exchange and 2SER. They discuss their experiences and success…
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Is Smoking Making a Comeback?

The pandemic brought uncertainty; humans find comfort in routine, and with the upheaval of routine caused by the various lockdowns,…
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World Health Organization calls for regulation of e-cigarettes/vaping to prevent uptake by youngsters

WHO calls to regulate e-cigarettes & to prevent their uptake by children, adolescents and other vulnerable groups. Allen Carr’s Easyway,…
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World No Tobacco Day. Our 3 Top Tips

31st May is World No Tobacco Day, an annual event sponsored by the World Health Organisation to encourage smokers to…
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Why Using Willpower Makes Quitting Hard

We often exercise willpower in our daily lives, either to do something that we feel will benefit us, or alternatively…
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Quitting Smoking Withdrawals or Cravings. What’s the Difference?

The terms quit smoking withdrawals and cravings are often used interchangeably, but they are actually quite different. In this article…
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How I Quit Smoking After 100 Attempts

6 Hours That Changed My Life I loved smoking and was very, very good at it. For 20 years it…
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Why the latest World No Tobacco Day campaign won’t work

31st May is World No Tobacco Day, the one day of the year when the World Health Organisation advises smokers…
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The World’s Most Expensive Cigarettes

Yep, you guessed it, Australia is the most expensive place in the world to buy a packet of cigarettes. Did…
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Why Is It So Difficult For Me to Quit Smoking?

Most smokers have tried at least once to quit smoking – often multiple times – and either failed miserably or…
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7 Tips For Choosing a Quit Smoking Therapist

We’re often asked if Allen Carr’s Easyway is quit smoking hypnotherapy or quit smoking hypnosis…but it’s not. It’s really quite…
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Celebrating 15 years smoke free!

15 years ago today I smoked my very last cigarette. At the time, I didn’t know it would be my…
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Counting the Benefits of Smoking

The benefits of smoking are as follows: 1. None 2. Nil 3. Zero 4. Nothing! The truth is, there really…
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Latest smoking statistics show tobacco usage on rise

Smoking statistics from the ABS’ latest national accounts show an increase in tobacco expenditure for the last four consecutive quarters…
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How To Give Up Smoking Even If You’re Not Quite Ready

Have you ever wondered how to give up smoking, even though you feel that now might not be the best…
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Smoking Band-Aids Do Not Address The Real Issue

PACKING in smoking makes you live longer, reduces your chance of getting cancer, and can even boost your sex life……
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Why Nicotine Patches Have a 94% Failure Rate

Yes, you read that correctly; the success rate of the nicotine patch, nicotine gum, sprays and lozenges is less than…