Blog Category Select All Aboriginal Health Community Services General LGBTIQ+ Quit tips Real people Smoking and health Tax Michael's Story April 12, 2017 by Make Smoking History Michael thought long and hard about how he would go about quitting. He came up with the idea of removing cigarettes from his life gradually. Darleen's Story April 04, 2017 by Make Smoking History Having family members who smoke can make quitting a lot harder. To give themselves the best chance possible, both Darleen and her husband Graham decided to stop at the same time. Charlie's Story March 31, 2017 by Make Smoking History Charlie has decided to quit for the sake of his kids. Charlie’s great advice is to know in advance when there’s going to be the temptation and have a plan in place to get out of it. Karen's Story March 24, 2017 by Make Smoking History Karen used to think of smoking as being a big part of her social life. She’s now finding it easier to stop by surrounding herself with positive, like-minded people who don't smoke. Chris' Story March 17, 2017 by Make Smoking History Now that he’s quit, Chris finds it very hard to be around smokers. He really wants to tell his loved ones “if you love me don’t smoke around me, it’s killing us”. Steven's Story March 10, 2017 by Make Smoking History After losing family members to cancers caused by smoking, Steven knew it was time to make a change. Cheryl's Story March 03, 2017 by Make Smoking History Cheryl has spent most of her life surrounded by friends and family who smoke. Since quitting, Cheryl is feeling better without the toxins in her body and has seen a change in her family and friends too. Graham's Story February 24, 2017 by Make Smoking History Having watched his dad, mum and sisters die from smoking-related cancer, Graham decided not to make his kids go through the same thing. Daniel's Story February 17, 2017 by Make Smoking History Daniel thought that he was just a social smoker until he realised that he couldn’t go a day without it. Tarryn's Story February 10, 2017 by Make Smoking History Tarryn quit when her daughter caught her lighting up after being hospitalised with pneumonia. 1 2 3