Five alternative therapies to help you quit smoking

Hypnotherapy might be able to help with quitting smoking by implanting subconscious suggestions of being disgusted by cigarettes or removing the desire to smoke. — AFP

Getting in touch with a healthcare professional and following their advice remains the best way to benefit from personalised support when it comes to quitting smoking, but some people look to boost their chances of long-term success with back-up or side-effect relief from alternative methods.

Whether they're well-known – and popular – or considered unusual, so-called alternative approaches have been used by many people as an aid in their quitting journey, whether or not they have been backed by science.