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Taylor Murray

Paisley man hails ‘Quit and Win’ campaign for helping him kick the habit

A Paisley man is backing a health charity’s ‘Quit and Win’ campaign on national No Smoking Day after celebrating eight months of being tobacco-free.

Ferguslie resident, Wilson Muir, is supporting Action on Smoking and Health Scotland’s (ASH) campaign, which is highlighting that giving up brings benefits to health, wellbeing and personal finances.

Wilson, 62, began smoking as a teenager. He said: “I started using cigarettes when I was 15. Most friends of my age and most of my family smoked so you were the odd one out if you didn’t. It was just the done thing back in the 1970s.”

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