Help to kick the smoking habit for good

• Published date: 25 May 2023
• Publication title: Southland Express

But recently with the support of the Southern Stop Smoking Service, a change in routines, and a personal challenge set, he is now four months smoke free

Smoking by the age of 12 and the habit increasingly getting worse as he got older, Trevor smoked 30-40 cigarettes a day and spent $1000 a month.

“I always had a cigarette in my mouth. Smoking was my entire lifestyle and the smokes became my friend even though I knew I shouldn’t have been smoking.”

Trevor has a bad heart as well as asthma, but he couldn’t seem to kick the habit.

Over the years he tried to stop but nothing worked.

Trevor’s GP put him in touch with the Southern Stop Smoking Service and the coach come to visit.

“It was so important to have someone come see me and check on how I was doing. I started using a vape and lozenges, and I set myself a challenge that I would stop.

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