Want to Quit?
Come to a Free Stop Smoking course 
Course starting: 3rd October 2013
Times: Thursdays 1-2pm for 6 weeks
Location: The Sports Centre
Quitting smoking is the best thing you can do for your health. Have you tried quitting as part of a group? The Health and Sports Centres are running a FREE stop smoking course for students and staff. Going through the highs and lows of quitting with others might be just what you need.
€2 for all Sports Centre Classes: You’re welcome on the course whether you want to exercise or not but exercising when you quit increases your chance of success. The Sports Centre is offering €2 classes to staff and students, member and non-members who attend the course. Why not try exercise to help you quit?
The course will cover topics like readiness to stop, dealing with cravings, the pros and cons of stopping and using patches or nicotine replacement therapies. The sports centre is giving discounts on all classes and the new timetable includes lots of new options. Discounts are applied weekly and subject to attendance at the course.
To register online go to: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/TSB928Y
For more details or to register offline:
Email: healthp@tcd.ie
Speak to: Reception in the Health Centre
Phone: 01 8961591
Visit: http://www.tcd.ie/collegehealth/promotion/smoking/
www.facebook.com/TrinityHealthPromotion
* Discount is granted on a weekly basis. Attendance at the course is required to secure discounts for the following week.
Stop Smoking Re-Unions
For some people quitting is easy but for most, it requires at least a few attempts. So it's important to keep trying. Three times a year we have a re-union for people who've tried before. Come along and hear how others on your course are doing now. Some will be delighted to be off cigarettes, some will have relapsed and some may never have got to quitting. Talking to others can remind you how great it is to be off cigarettes or motivate you to try to quit again.
When? Our reunions are the week after each stop smoking course ends.
To learn more: email Martina on healthp@tcd.ie or Clare on clynch@tcd.ie
Don't Say Don't to Smokers Training
Being told not to do something can often just make you want to do it more. We offer training to non-smokers and smokers in how to encourage your friends or family to stop without nagging them.
At the training we cover how to speak to people in an open and friendly way about stopping and where you can encourage them to go to get help with quitting. If you'd like to learn more email healthp@tcd.ie
Like this facebook page www.facebook.com/HSEquit and get started quitting smoking. It'll be one of the best things you've ever done for your health.
Even if you don't want to quit today or tomorrow, by liking the page you'll get reminders of what a good idea it is to stop when you're ready!
The National Smokers QuitLine
It doesn't matter how you stop, only that you do. Try everything! The National Smokers Quit line is an excellent resource and has trained counsellors who can help. Phone them on call save 1850 201 203.
Top Apps for Quitting Smoking
This article in the Sydney Morning Herald highlights some of the best apps for quitting smoking. Well worth a read.
Online Help from Stickk.com
This site might be just the push you need to stop smoking. If you want to, you can pledge money to stop smoking. It's based on the idea that losing something ie money is often more of a motivator than gaining. More details on their website. 
Truth Campaign
Learn more about the dirty tactics used by the tobacco industry to recruit new smokers.
This all singing, all dancing anti tobacco industry video from the Truth campaign is very funny and well worth two minutes of your time.
Stop Smoking Courses on Campus
We run stop smoking courses at least three times a year and have a great network of people who have quit or are in the process of giving up.
When: Courses are normally from 1 - 2 pm for 6 weeks and are generally held in Jan/Feb, March/April and Sept/October. We also host re-unions of people who have quit or are trying to stop a few times a year. If we're not running a course at the moment, register anyway and we'll contact you before the next one.
Where: The Sports Centre
What: Some of the topics the courses cover include readiness to stop, dealing with cravings, the pros and cons of stopping and using patches or nicotine replacement therapies.
For more information and / or to register: email healthp@tcd.ie, phone 01 / 8963722 or 01 / 8961591; Speak to Reception, College Health Centre