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What to expect

Due to the present COVID-19 situation we have put plans in place to ensure you can access stop smoking services while still following social distancing guidelines. Please remember you can request a Quit Kit from the website to aid you at this time also.

This is a free support service, tailored to your needs. You don’t need to quit smoking immediately, but you will start making steps towards it and we will give you as many appointments as you need.

You'll normally be offered a one-to-one appointment with an adviser, but many areas also offer group and drop-in services as well. Depending on where you live, the venue could be a local GP surgery, pharmacy, high-street shop, or even a mobile bus clinic.

At your first meeting with an adviser, you'll talk about why you smoke and why you want to quit, as well as any attempts you've made to quit in the past. You'll also be able to decide on a quit date.

You'll be offered a breath test, which shows the level of carbon monoxide, a poisonous gas in cigarette smoke, in your body. 

You will be given information and support on:

  • how to prepare to stop
  • setting a quitting date
  • nicotine replacement therapy and Champix
  • coping with withdrawal
  • how to stay stopped
  • weight control
  • relaxation techniques

Licensed nicotine replacement therapy is available free of charge if you register with a specialist stop smoking service based in a pharmacy. The pharmacy staff will offer advice and support and help you choose the type of NRT that will suit you best.

Why it helps

Local stop smoking services are free, friendly and make you up to four times more likely to quit for good.

These services are staffed by trained expert advisers and provide a range of proven methods to help you quit.

They'll give you accurate information and advice, as well as professional support, during the first few months after you stop smoking. They also make it easy and affordable for you to get stop smoking treatments.

Most people will have weekly face-to-face or phone contact with your adviser for the first four weeks after you quit smoking, then less frequently for a further eight weeks.

These regular meetings can help you to cope with any challenges you experience while quitting and help you to avoid relapse. 

Visit our Success stories to hear how smokers have successfully quit with help from the free stop smoking service.

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You're four times more likely to quit with help from our support service.