You can be smokefree
Key Points:
- Smoking causes the premature (early) death of about 4,700 New Zealanders each year. Nearly half of those deaths occur in middle age (35-69 years)
- About one third of all Maori deaths are linked to tobacco use
- On average, smokers die 14 years earlier than non-smokers!
- Many smokers take a number of times to quit - You can do it. Help is just a phone call away. Call the Quitline 0800 778 778
Quitting - Why Should I?
- Thinking about quitting
- Quit NZ
- Have a smoke, Have a Think - Booklet 2008
- HealthEd Govt
- 12 Pages
- He Ara Oranga/A Journey to Wellbeing (24 pages)
- HealthEd Govt
- A journey to wellbeing - colourful booklet for Maori thinking about quitting
- Cigarette cost calculator
- Quit NZ
- Smoking Infosheet
- Heart Foundation - NZ
- 2 Pages
Deciding to Quit - What to expect
- The Smoking Addiction
- Quit NZ
- Smoking and stress
- Quit NZ
- 2 Pages
- Cancer Society infosheet
- Diabetes and smoking
- Diabetes NZ
- webpage
- Managing cravings and the 4 D's
- Quit NZ
- 1. Delay; 2. Deep Breathe; 3. Drink water; 4. Do something else
- Quitting Smoking & Weight Gain
- Quit NZ
- 2 Pages
- Quitting Smoking and Stress
- Quit NZ
- 2 Pages
- Quitting Smoking and Weight Gain (Korean)
- Quit NZ
- 2 Pages
Quitting -What are the benefits?
- The benefits of quitting smoking - Info sheet
- Quit NZ
- 2 Pages
- Reasons To Quit
- Heart Foundation - NZ
- Quit Smoking
- Website from Cancer NZ
How to Quit - Options that can help
We recommend you see your GP then...
- Tools to Help You Quit
- Quit NZ
- Sign up for Txt2Quit
- Quit NZ
- Join Quit NZ Online community
- Quit NZ
- emails, blogs and more
- Find a service in your region
- Smokefree Contacts Map & Directory from Smokefree Coalition
How to Quit - Services & Support Networks
- Helping others
- 2Pages
- Quit NZ
- Quit NZ
- hours and services
- Read real people's stories
- Quit NZ
- Patches & Gum
- Quit NZ
- Multiple Languages
- Smokefree/Auahi Kore Directory 2011
- Smokefree Coalition
- 109 Pages
How to Quit - Relapse
"Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I've done it thousands of times."
Mark Twain
- Set backs & trying to quit again
- Quit NZ
- Relapse Matahoki
- HealthEd Govt
Other Languages
- Resources in Samoan, Tongan and Asian languages
- Quit NZMultiple Languages