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Quitter quits cigarette quitting scheme 

A DUNDEE woman who helped launch a controversial scheme that pays smokers to give up tobacco has quit the scheme.

Eight weeks after NHS Tayside launched quit4u, which pays £12.50 a week to those who can prove they are smoke free, Suzanne Cuthbertson says she has “quit” smoking, but had to abandon the scheme and go it alone.

She said her hectic lifestyle made it impossible for her to attend the weekly classes for those signed up to the programme.

To qualify for the payments, would-be quitters have to take a breath test to prove they have remained smoke free, and attend an hour-long class every week, at which they get support to give up tobacco.

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