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Bid for Lunch with Duncan Bannatyne at The Ivy Club and Raise Funds for QUIT
May 3, 2012 | Events, News, Press Release  |
duncan

Duncan is hosting an exclusive table at The Ivy Club, London, for ten guests in aid of QUIT, the UK charity that helps smokers to stop and children to never start.

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Hungry Man, iris and Framestore collaborate on shocking new cinema ad for QUIT® UK
January 5, 2012 | Press Release  | Tags: , , , —
Cinema Ad

Additional interactive app by iris will allow teens to ‘age themselves’

Award-winning production company Hungry Man, creative agency iris and post-production house Framestore have created a shocking new cinema ad for QUIT UK as part of a multi-platform campaign aimed at teenagers. Read more

Lung age reality now online
January 1, 2012 | Press Release  | Tags: , , , —
Lung Clock

Smokers can now determine their lung age through a LungClock iPhone App and Website (www.lungclock.com). Launching on January 1st, 2012 this new campaign heightens smokers awareness of lung damage. Read more

QUIT wants to eradicate smoking amongst young people
August 1, 2011 | News, Press Release  | Tags: , , , —
Youth Smoker

With your support we can achieve this. We know that just £50 will enable QUIT to prevent 4 children from starting to smoke. However, 52% of young people currently smoke or have smoked by the time they are 15. Our aim is for 1.5 million 12 year olds to hear the QUIT Because programme over the next 3 years. Read more


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