Becoming Smoke Free
We know giving up smoking can be one of the most daunting and difficult challenges in life.
We have compiled this section to help you prepare to quit and help you on that successful journey.
-
find a smokefree clinic
We recently took up an NHS SmokeFree commission to support the people of Sandwell to quit smoking.
The below map will help you find a Health Exchange smokefree clinic in your area:To view a larger version of this map, click on the image , which will redirect you to another page, and then click the image [...]
-
Self-help tips to help you stop smoking
If you want to stop smoking, you can make small changes to your lifestyle that may help you resist the temptation to light up.
-
Quitting smoking for your baby
Lots of people smoke because they think it calms their nerves, but this isn’t the case. Smoking just calms the cravings for nicotine, the addictive substance in cigarettes. The best thing you can do for your and your family’s health is to stop smoking.
-
Quit smoking to boost health
After 15 years of not smoking, your risk of heart attack is the same as if you’d never smoked at all.
-
Quit making excuses
The seven main excuses that smokers use to delay quitting, and how to overcome them.
-
Paan, bidi and shisha
Tobacco that you don’t smoke (including paan and/or chewing tobacco) is not a ‘safe’ way to use tobacco. It causes cancer and can be as addictive as smoking.
-
10 health benefits of stopping smoking
Smoking’s bad for your health, but exactly how does quitting make life better?
-
Stop Smoking Success Stories
We love hearing from people who have succeeded in going SmokeFree
So do new quitters. Share your stories below to help others, promote good practice and to give yourself a giant pat on the back.
Enter your story in the comment field below* for everyone to see or peruse some of our favourites.
(For spamming reasons your post [...]
