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Smoking kills around 6 times more people in the UK than road traffic accidents, other accidents, poisoning & overdose, murder & manslaughter, suicide & HIV infection COMBINED.


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QUIT spokespeople and counsellors available for media interviews. Please call 0207 469 0409 to arrange

 

 

Latest Press Releases:

     
August 2011  

QUIT Wants To Eradicate Smoking Amongst Young People

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.

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March 2011   HARINGAY COUPLE RUN FIRST MARATHON FOR QUITT
March 2011   HENLEY-ON-THAMES MAN RUNS FIRST MARATHON FOR QUIT
February 2011   NEW NOVEL IDEA TO TARGET SMOKERS
February 2011   WANSTEAD MAN RUNS FIRST MARATHON FOR QUIT
February 2011   LAMBETH WOMAN RUNS FIRST MARATHON FOR QUIT
October 2010   QUIT’S celebrity supporters call for support for kids
September 2010  

EASTBOURNE MAN’S CHARITY SKYDIVE

June 2010   Harlow MP joins volunteers and local kids at new charity shop
May 2010   

New pilot scheme targets Glasgow youngsters

April 2010   Runners complete London Marathon for QUIT
April 2010  

BOW MAN RUNS FIRST MARATHON FOR QUIT

March 2010  

BERMONDSEY MAN RUNS FIRST MARATHON FOR QUIT

March 2010   MIKE PENNING MP CHATS TO LOCAL YOUNGSTERS ABOUT SMOKING

March 2010

 

European Smokefree Awards Ceremony held in Barcelona

March 2010   European Smokefree Awards Country Winners
January 2010  

GET HEALTHY IN 2010 WITH QUIT

December 2009  

Last chance to enter holiday competition

December 2009  

STREET DANCE FOR CHARITY THIS CHRISTMAS

November 2009  

EX-SMOKERS FROM PAISLEY ONE STEP CLOSER TO HOLIDAY PRIZE

November 2009  

MANCHESTER MUMS IN WITH A CHANCE OF HOLIDAY PRIZE

October 2009  

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR QUIT SMOKING TRIAL

September 2009  

Surrey gym helps charity promote a healthy lifestyle

September 2009  

MTV and QUIT®, the UK charity which helps people to stop smoking, have joined forces to help smokers in their teens, 20s and 30s kick the habit.

September 2009  

Bradford nurse a step closer to holiday prize

August 2009   Ex smokers can win a holiday worth thousands
July 2009   Smoking myths destroyed in new QUIT guide
June 2009   Win 5,000 Holiday Euros and a trip to Barcelona
April 2009  

QUIT® joins 100 health groups in campaign to put tobacco out of sight to protect children

March 2009   QUIT®, the UK charity which helps smokers to stop, has appointed a new Communications Officer

March 2009   Giant Cigarette Needs a New Home
January 2009   DUNCAN BANNATYNE LAUNCHES £500,000 APPEAL FOR QUIT BECAUSE


Awards and Achievements:

QUIT poster wins Marketing Award

Quitline wins second Telephone Helpline Association Award

European Network of Quitlines wins World Health Organisation award

Quitline wins Telephone Helpline Association Award

 

Press Office:

For all press enquiries, please call:

Glyn Mcintosh - Tel: 0207 469 0409 or 07958795199, Email: g.mcintosh@quit.org.uk