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Quitting smoking won't cost a packet  

Smokers are delaying plans to quit due to the stress of the recession and would even cut down on buying food and clothes before giving up cigarettes, according to a study presented at the UK National Smoking Cessation Conference in London last week. Here our expert looks at some of her patients' most common arguments for preferring to keep on puffing.

• I don't spend much on smoking and find it a good stress reliever.

• If you smoke 20 cigarettes a day, you're spending well over £2,000 a year on cigarettes. In the current economic climate, that is a big saving if you quit. Smoking is a dreadful way to relieve stress compared with exercise, yoga, fresh air or taking a fresh-air break from your desk.

The money you save from smoking would more than pay for massages, gym membership or a yoga and relaxation course.

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