“Keep trying. You’ve got to keep trying to quit.”
Sue a #SmokingSurvivor, faced cancer of the larynx and the grip of addiction - but life is better now she’s taken it back and gone smokefree. Hear her story and find local support 🔽 freshquit.co.uk

1/2 Cathy from County Durham is a #SmokingSurvivor. She’s fought lung & kidney cancer and warns people who smoke: “Don’t wait until it’s too late – stopping gave me the strength to fight.”

“Smoking doesn’t make your stress go away – it makes it worse.” #SmokingSurvivor Cathy tackles the myth that keeps so many people trapped in tobacco smoking – an important message for everyone working in health.

1/2 It’s #NoSmokingDay! Smoking doubles your risk of dying from heart disease or stroke - even one cigarette a day raises the risk. #SmokingSurvivor John from Stockton suffered a heart attack & feared he wouldn’t be around for his family. 💔 #SmokingSurvivors #NSD2025

1/2 Strong evidence that campaigns encourage people to quit smoking, and help them stay quit. #SmokingSurvivor John suffered a heart attack at 48 and feared he wouldn’t be around for his family.
He’s encouraging people to quit this #NoSmokingDay on Wednesday.

Most people in the NE know someone whose life and health have been harmed by smoking. That’s why people don’t want their children to start – and why there is huge support to create a #SmokefreeGeneration.
"You’ve got to keep on trying to quit." Listen to #SmokingSurvivor Sue🔽

2/ Stopping smoking doesn’t have to be stressful. Willpower helps, but it is much easier to stop with the right support and using a quitting aid can take away a lot of the strain. Watch #SmokingSurvivor Sue from South Shields explain more 🔽

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1/ “If I never picked up a cigarette none of this would have happened.” #SmokingSurvivor Claire saw her worst fears come true when she was diagnosed with lung cancer and required life-saving surgery.Claire doesn't want that for anyone else. Watch Claire's story
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