Once again, the campaign will encourage people to pack it in and join the 2.5million people who were inspired by Stoptober in the past.
We delved into the Echo archives to find scenes from 2003 to 2011 and from Fawcett Street to Town End Farm.
1. Keeping tabs on the past
They all spread the message and we're hoping you can too after browsing our retro gallery. | se
2. The battle against smuggling
Stop Smoking advisors in Sunderland stepped up the campaign against tobacco smuggling in 2003. Here they are in Fawcett Street. | se
3. Advice on the streets in 2005
Smoking cessation advisers Elain Jackson, Deborah Scott and Christine Lockey were spreading the word in Chester-le-Street 19 years ago. | se
4. They kicked the habit in 2007
These Gentoo workers quit smoking 17 years ago and were congratulated by Stop Smoking Advisor Simon Ayre, left. They are Tony Ingram, David Major, Ritchie Atkinson, David Holland and Linda Smith. | se