
Stop smoking support
If you are a smoker, quitting smoking is the single best thing you can do to improve your health.
Stop smoking is the best thing you can ever do for your health as well as those around you. No matter how long you’ve smoked for, quitting can improve your health.
You don’t have to quit smoking alone. It’s much easier to do it with the right information, advice and support:
- visit your local pharmacy for information and advice: NHS - Find a pharmacy
- call 0300 123 1044, the free Smokefree National Helpline to speak to a trained, expert adviser; all lines are open Monday to Friday 9am to 8pm and Saturday and Sunday 11am to 4pm
- the NHS Smokefree app can help you stop smoking by giving daily support and motivation: NHS - Quit smoking
- chat to an adviser online, sign up for 28 days of free quitting advice and tips straight to your inbox to increase your chance of success: NHS - Quit smoking
- join the Facebook Smokefree online community, swap tips and get advice from people just like you: Facebook - NHS Smokefree
- peer support: someone who feels supported is more likely to quit smoking for good; that’s why friends, family members, and significant others can play a big part in helping a person become smokefree
- control nicotine cravings: there are plenty of stop smoking products out there that can give you the extra support you need to beat the addiction including e-cigarettes, gum and patches; most of these are available in your local pharmacy or supermarket
- speak to your GP (NHS - Find GP services) and ask for referral to the Lifestyle Advisor service.