Support to stop smoking

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Want to stop smoking?

Herefordshire residents, and those registered with one of the county’s GPs, are entitled to expert support from our stop smoking service. It provides:

12 weeks of personal stop smoking support
Face-to-face behavioural support - you can choose from a range of nicotine replacement therapy options or a free vape kit to help you quit smoking

To find out more...
💻 hlts@herefordshire.gov.uk
📱 01432 383567

There are over 11 million ex-smokers in the UK and it's never too late to quit! Stopping at any age will increase your life expectancy, as long as you stop before you develop cancer or another serious disease.

If you think about the different benefits you will see if you quit smoking, it can be a brilliant way to motivate yourself, such as:

Improving the health of your major organs, along with your breathing and general fitness
Reducing the chances of your children getting bronchitis, pneumonia, asthma attacks, meningitis and ear infections
No longer smelling of stale tobacco with better looking teeth and skin
Saving a lot of money

Seven out of every ten smokers want to stop, but they don't all want to stop in the same way, so it's important to choose a method which is most suitable for you. There's lots to choose from, including local stop smoking services, nicotine replacement patches / inhalers / gum, prescription tablets and e-cigarettes / vaping.

Vaping to quit smoking

There's growing evidence that vaping is one of the most effective tools for quitting smoking and is substantially less harmful than smoking. You're roughly twice as likely to quit smoking if you use a nicotine vape compared with other nicotine containing products, like patches or gum. Vaping is not completely harmless, and we only recommend it for adult smokers who would like to use vapes as a way to quit smoking and stay quit. If you are thinking about quitting smoking and would like to try a vape, get in touch with us to find out more. We can provide a free rechargable vape device, 8 weeks of e-liquid in a choice of strengths and flavours - all posted to your home address.

You can read more about vaping to quit smoking on the Better Health website.

Local support

Herefordshire residents, and those registered with one of the county’s GPs, are entitled to expert support from our stop smoking service. To find out more and obtain the support you need, contact Herefordshire Council's Healthy Lifestyle Service...
💻 hlts@herefordshire.gov.uk
📱 01432 383567

You can also download the Making Every Contact Count (MECC) quitting smoking leaflet.

Find your local H ealthy Lifestyle Service Drop in for support to stop smoking.

National support

Better Health has a range of information and advice to help you stop smoking, including quitting tips and free personal quit plans.

The NHS offer lots of information to help you quit smoking, including advice on vaping to quit smoking, stop smoking aids, self-help tips, how not to put weight on, health benefits and a smoke free pregnancy.