You know how unhealthy it is. You know you want to give up. But quitting cigarettes is never very easy. So what's the solution? Actually, we've found 10 of them. Here's our pick of the very best tried and tested products to help you kick the habit for good...

During October, thousands of people are taking part in 'Stoptober': a 28-day, NHS-backed stop-smoking challenge, with lots of free support. If you stop for 28 days, you're five times more likely to stay a non-smoker. Click here to find out more about Stoptober.

By Jane Murphy

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...but not just any book, obviously. We're talking about 'Easy Way For Women To Stop Smoking' - a self-help guide to quitting cigarettes by the world's best-known anti-smoking guru, Allen Carr. This book is aimed specifically at women because we tend to perceive the emotional issues and difficulties surrounding smoking differently to men. For example, if you're worried about putting on weight when you quit, this book should put your mind at rest.

Buy it: Available from our own online bookshop, for £7.99, P&P free

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If you like the emotional security of having a cigarette on the go, how about trying a brand that's 100% legal to smoke anywhere, free of tobacco, tar or toxins and has no butts, ash or odours? Yes, such a thing does exist. 10 Motives are nicotine-based, battery-operated cigarettes that create the illusion of smoking by allowing you to draw on them and exhale a harmless smoke-like vapour through an in-built atomiser. Each one lasts for about the same length of time as 30 normal cigarettes.

Buy it: Available at 10motives.com and selected Tesco stores, priced from £5.99.

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Nicorette Gum releases nicotine into your body to help you deal with cravings and withdrawal symptoms. However, it's important to use the right technique. Chew it until the taste becomes strong then rest the gum between your cheek and teeth. The nicotine will then be absorbed through the lining of your mouth. When the taste fades, chew the gum again. Nicorette's new Icy White Gum has the added benefit of containing teeth-whitener.

Buy it: Available at Boots and chemists nationwide, priced around £15.58 for a pack of seven.

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As an alternative to gum, you can try reducing your cravings by sucking a Nicotinell Lozenge. Want to know how it works? Well, you simply suck one of the mint-flavoured lozenges whenever you feel the urge to smoke, and it'll release nicotine into your body (but don't swallow or chew it). They come in two strengths depending on how much you usually smoke - and you should gradually reduce the number of lozenges you suck after three months.

Buy it: Available at Boots and chemists nationwide, priced around £10.99 for 72 lozenges.

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Want an instant hit of nicotine to help quash the urge to smoke? Boots Pharmaceuticals NicAssist Nasal Spray is simple and quick to use: you just use one spray in each nostril to relieve cravings immediately. Never use it more than once an hour - and, as with all nicotine replacement therapies, you should gradually reduce your usage over time.

Buy it: Available at Boots, priced £19.99.

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The Nicorette Inhalator - also known as an inhaler - keeps your hands busy, as well as satisfying nicotine cravings. It's held just like a cigarette - and when you draw on the mouthpiece, the cartridge releases nicotine into your body. To get the best results, you should follow a 12-week reduction programme: use between six and 12 cartridges per day for the first eight weeks, then gradually reduce your intake over the following four weeks.

Buy it: Available at Boots and chemists nationwide, priced around £23 for a 42-cartridge inhalator.

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Yes, it's time to swap one herb for some much healthier alternatives. The Organic Pharmacy's Stop Smoking Kit consists of three essential remedies to help you fight your addiction and provide essential support to your system. Ashwagandha Complex helps stop cravings and calms the nerves; Superantioxidant Capsules protect the body's cells from toxins; and Tabaccum Complex helps rid your system of nicotine. Genius!

Buy it: Available from www.theorganicpharmacy.com, price £43.96.

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A nicotine patch is another effective way to deal with cravings while you kick the smoking habit. The Nicotinell 24 Hour Patch supplies your body with decreasing amounts of nicotine as you go through a three-step, three-month process towards quitting for good. You simply apply the patch to a dry, hairless area of skin and change it every 24 hours. Never smoke while wearing the patch.

Buy it: Available at Boots and chemists nationwide, priced around £12.99.

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If you're still in the process of giving up, keep at it! And in the meantime, you can try to lessen the damage cigarettes are doing to your body by taking Vega Smoker's Formula. This specially formulated nutritional supplement provides a combination of powerful antioxidants and essential vitamins and minerals to help neutralise the effects of heightened levels of harmful free radicals due to smoking.

Buy it: Available at chemists nationwide, priced around £7.99 for 30 capsules.

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Nicorette Microtab is the only sublingual nicotine replacement tablet - which simply means it dissolves under the tongue. It's particularly good for smokers who want a flexible but discreet way to help them quit. Use one or two an hour depending on how much you normally smoked. After 12 weeks, you should gradually reduce the number of microtabs you take.

Buy it: Available at Boots and chemists nationwide, priced around £17.99.

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