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Smoking and e-cigarettes

Information about smoking, including how to quit, what's in a cigarette and the health risks of smoking.

Stopping smoking is the best decision you can make to improve your health and well being. Find out how you can reduce your risk of cancer by quitting smoking, and get tips on how to quit.

What you need to know about smoking and vaping

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How you can quit smoking

Information about how you can quit smoking and find support.
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Vaping and e-cigarettes

What you need to know about electronic cigarettes
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Stop smoking

Smoking is the biggest cause of preventable death and disease in Ireland.

We do advocacy work to try and reduce the rates of smoking in Ireland. Find out more about the work we do in the area of smoking.

More about smoking

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Secondhand smoke

Information about the effects of secondhand cigarette smoke.

The financial benefits of quitting

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For information and support on how to quit smoking, call the HSE National Smoking Cessation Service:  www.Quit.ie  

Call Freephone 1800 201 203  or Freetext QUIT  to 50100.   

The HSE Provides a range of services to help you stop smoking, find stop smoking  clinics and services in your area:  https://www2.hse.ie/quit-smoking/support-services/ 

For more information

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Phone

1800 200 700

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Email

supportline@irishcancer.ie