Eileen from Doncaster decided to join Yorkshire Smokefree after she realised she couldn’t afford to smoke AND retire. After also being diagnosed with COPD and asthma, she decided it was time to stop before it got too late.

Suella decided to stop smoking after she was diagnosed with COPD. After many years of wheezing and coughing up phlegm she decided enough was enough and it was time to do something about it.

Tony started smoking at 14 years old after he was surrounded by friends and family who were also addicted. He sought the help of our Wakefield team and is now successfully smoke-free!

John from Wakefield was only 15 when he started smoking, with all his friends smoking too- you weren’t part of the gang unless you smoked. It didn’t help coming home to a family that smoked too. After many years of keeping up with the habit, it became too expensive to keep up with.

Mandy from Wakefield started smoking at 13 years old after giving in to the peer pressure from her friends. Since everyone smoked, it seemed like the cool thing to do. However, after many years of being addicted to smoking, it was most definitely the wrong thing to do.