Stop Smoking
Smoking remains the single, largest preventable cause of death and disability in the UK; one in two smokers will die prematurely. Furthermore, passive smoking is responsible for at least 1,000 deaths each year. There is no doubt that it is very difficult to quit smoking, especially when you have smoked for a long time, or if your family still smoke. At Health Exchange ,we appreciate this and can provide you with advice and support to help you quit for good. You can discuss with us the benefits of quitting and the dangers of the habit. You are up to 4 times more likely to give up smoking with support than trying to go it alone and relying on will power, so let us help you. We organising stop smoking events in locations around the city, where you can speak to a member of our stop smoking team in person, and be referred for intervention. For more details of these visit our events calendar. If you would like help please freephone 0800 158 35 35 to speak to one of helpful team.
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Case Study
Mr Lauterbach had been smoking for 50 years. He had been vaguely aware of Stop Smoking Services but it was only when he was attending a Chronic Disease Education course at his Primary Care Centre that he was approached by a Health Supporter, Kirandeep, who was able to explain in detail about Stop Smoking Services through our Brief Intervention. Kirandeep was able to tell him that the service is free and confidential and that advisors are based in pharmacists, surgeries, the hospital and other venues throughout the area and that the Stop Smoking clinics are therefore easily accessible to anyone within their own community. She was also able to remind him about the benefits of smoking cessation and advise him of his nearest clinic. Mr Lauterbach wanted to see a Stop Smoking Advisor immediately and Kirandeep therefore accompanied him and introduced him to the pharmacist who gave Mr Lauterbach “a very good consultation” and put him on a course of nicotine replacement. Mr Lauterbach reports that he is still struggling to quit but he is very hopeful now that he is on the Stop Smoking programme as “he had been trying for ages” until he talked with Kirandeep. Kirandeep herself is very happy to have been able to introduce Mr Lauterbach to smoking cessation and to the full range of services provided by the Health Exchange.
