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Even Harry Potter Needed Allen Carr’s Easyway 🪄

Daniel Radcliffe (yes, Harry Potter 🪄) has spoken openly about how Allen Carr’s Easyway helped him quit smoking after 20…
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Halfway through Dry July. Where are you?

Halfway through Dry July. 🗓️ And right now, you’re probably in one of three places. Either this has been easier…
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23 Years Smoke-Free: What Freedom From Nicotine Feels Like

21st June 2003. I remember it clearly. Not because I wrote it down. Not because I planned to remember it.…
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Why Health Scares Don’t Help You Quit

Tomorrow, organisations around the world will mark the United Nations’ International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. There will…
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Why Willpower Keeps Letting You Down When You Try to Quit

Ask most people why they haven’t quit smoking, vaping or drinking, and you’ll hear a version of the same answer:…
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Nicotine and Alcohol Are Drugs Too

Every year, organisations around the world mark the United Nations’ International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. There are…
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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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Alcohol Addiction Is Like A Computer Virus

Alcohol addiction can be devastating, much like a malicious ‘virus’ that attacks a computer, disrupting its proper functioning. And like…
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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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How Big Tobacco is Targeting Women

The tobacco industry has long since employed various marketing strategies to target women and increase their tobacco product consumption, and…
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Great American Smokeout – 3 Top Tips

The Great American Smokeout Every year the American Cancer Society hosts the Great American Smokeout to encourage smokers to create…
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Quit 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.…
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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…
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How I Quit Smoking With Allen Carr’s Easyway

I loved smoking and was very, very good at it. For 20 years it featured in every part of my…
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How To Make Your Quit Smoking Resolution Stick

It’s that time of year again, the start of a brand new year when we all vow to change our…
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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…