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View All Quitting Success Stories

Each year, thousands of Canadians quit smoking. To celebrate their success, we’ve invited former smokers to share their stories about why they quit, how they quit and how it feels to be smoke-free.

Get inspired! Read personal stories by people who’ve quit smoking:

William Storie - Abbotsford, BC

I am going on 64 years young this year and had smoked from age 12 till just over a year ago. I truly loved smoking and for the bigger majority of years only smoked Export A and never developed a cough or hack. I had…

Adrienne Rich

I plan on fully quitting and I’m doing it cold turkey. My friends have a great incentive for me. If I can stay smoke-free for three months, they’re taking me out to dinner to a five star restaurant. Every time I cheat,…

Adam

All I have to say is smoking was definitely not for me. As a child I had very bad asthma so it was never a great idea to smoke. I started when I was 19 because I was finally legal age and was working at the clubs…