Quit smoking for good: How to get free support to help you quit for good this No Smoking Day
No Smoking Day is Wednesday March 12 and if you’re looking to give quitting a go, there’s lots of local free support to help, whenever you choose to stop.
Whether you’re giving quitting a go this month or thinking about it for the future, there’s lots of help out there for people in Sunderland.
Alison Mills, from the Sunderland Stop Smoking Service spoke about the Swap to Stop programme.
She said: “If you are looking for help to stop smoking, the Swap to Stop project can help you.
Have help, advice, and one-to-one support for 12 weeks
“Using a vape along with other support is one of the most successful ways to stop smoking.
“When you sign up, you can swap your regular cigarettes for a free vape and a slow-release nicotine-replacement therapy patch.
“You also get help, advice and one-to-one support for 12 weeks from one of our advisors.
How to find out more about Swap to Stop
“Many people try to quit smoking with willpower alone, but it’s much easier with the right help.
“No Smoking Day is a great time to give quitting a go because lots of people are doing the same thing and we know that with the right support, you’re more likely to succeed.”
You can find out more at Swap To Stop - Sunderland Stop Smoking Service or call 0191 567 1057
How stopping smoking for good helps you
Health:
If you smoke, stopping is the single greatest thing you can do to improve your health. Within a month you will:
1. Boost your immune system
2. Have lower blood pressure
3. Find it easier to breathe
4. Be able to be more active
5. Improve your sense of taste and smell
Within a year, the risk of heart disease will have halved.
Within five years, the risk of stroke can be the same as a non-smoker.
Money
If you smoke 20 cigarettes a day (and a pack costs £15) you could save more than £400 a month by switching to vapes with support from the Sunderland Stop Smoking Service.
Why you should contact the Sunderland Smoking Service
Getting specialist help, advice and support while vaping, increases your chances of stopping for good.
If you have tried to stop smoking before, you can try again. Every time you try to stop smoking takes you closer to being smoke free.
Facts about vaping
Vapes are electronic devices that let you inhale nicotine as vapour, instead of smoke. Vaping is much less harmful to health than smoking.
However, vaping is not risk-free and is only recommended for smokers who want to quit and are 18 years above.
In the UK it is illegal to sell nicotine vaping products to someone under the age of 18, or for adults to buy these products for them.
Find out more facts about vaping at Vaping to quit smoking - Better Health - NHS (www.nhs.uk)