Quitting smoking can make a drastic improvement to your lifestyle and health. From breathing more easily and preventing cancers and heart disease through to saving money and having better sex, the benefits of stopping smoking [http://www.nhs.uk/smokefree/why-quit/what-happens-when-you-quit]are numerous.
Information and advice about quitting smoking from the Healthy Lifestyle Service website [https://hlscoventry.org/our-services/stop-smoking/].
Support, help and advice on stopping smoking during pregnancy from the Family Health and Lifestyles 0-19 service [https://www.swft.nhs.uk/our-services/children-and-young-peoples-services/coventry-family-health-and-lifestyle-service-0-19-years].
There are a number of ways to attempt quitting smoking:
- With one-to-one help from a local stop smoking service - services offer one-to-one support and free medication for up to 12 weeks to help in a quit attempt. Research suggests this is the most effective way of quitting - with smokers being 4 times more likely to successfully quit than without support. Help and support from trained advisors from Healthy Lifestyles Coventry [https://hlscoventry.org/our-services/stop-smoking/] You can also call 0800 122 3780 or email info@hlscoventry.org [mailto:info@hlscoventry.org].
- With the help of a smartphone app - we recommend you use the NHS Smokefree app [http://www.nhs.uk/Tools/Pages/iphonesmoking.aspx]
- By going it alone - many people simply go 'cold turkey' or use electronic cigarettes as an aid to quit [https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/quit-smoking/using-e-cigarettes-to-stop-smoking/].
Reliable information to help you be smokefree is available from:
- Change4Life [http://www.nhs.uk/change4life/Pages/change-for-life.aspx]
- Smokefree [http://www.nhs.uk/smokefree]
- One You [http://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/smoking]