Other Quit Smoking Treatments

What is zyban?

Zyban is a non nicotine quite smoking treatment, and it's available through your GP. Zyban is a prescription treatment, and should be prescribed in conjunction in a session with your GP. But it is a good quit smoking treatment.

Are there any side effects from using zyban?

Zyban as a quit smoking treatment won't be suitable for everybody. It is best in the first instance to talk to your GP about the fact you want to stop smoking. The GP is able to have a good overview of your medical history, and would be able to make a decision as to whether Zyban as a quit smoking treatment would be useful to you, and alert you to what side effects you could encounter

What are the chances of quitting smoking if I use zyban?

Zyban as a quit smoking treatment is a very effective prescription treatment to help somebody stop smoking - it does increase you chances of quitting smoking. But it is important to discuss prescription treatments with your GP before commencing the zyban quick smoking treatments.

What is champix?

Champix is a new prescription stop smoking treatment that is freely available on the NHS. The best thing to do if you are interested in taking champix the quit smoking treatment is go to see your GP in the first instance.

Are there any side effects to using champix?

Champix is a very interesting quit smoking treatment, because it works in two ways. Firstly it reduces the cravings, but Champix also diminishes the satisfaction the smoker has from smoking. However, Champix as a quit smoking treatment is not going to be suitable for everyone. It's best to speak to your GP about any prescription product to make sure the GP can prescribe with an overview of your medical history and assess what the side affects will be.

What are the chances of quitting smoking if I use champix?

Every smoker who is prescribed Champix as a quit smoking treatment is also able to access motivational support as well, therefore the chances of quittin smoking do improve. With any smoker that's looking to stop smoking, the more support they have, the more likely they are to be successful. A smoker is four times more likely to be successful at quittin smoking if they actually get the right type of support.

Can hypnotherathy or acupuncture help me to give up smoking?

Many smokers will actually choose to explore alternative therapies such as hypnotherapy and acupuncture as quit smoking treatments. However, the evidence is unclear as to how effective hypnotherapy and acupuncture actually are as quit smoking treatments.

Where can I go to find out more about alternative cessation therapies?

If you want to quit smoking through an alternative therapy then QUIT would strongly recommend that you find a registered therapist. For example those from the Intstitute of Contemporary Therapies.