‘STOP SMOKING FOR STOPTOBER AND YOU’RE FIVE TIMES MORE LIKELY TO QUIT FOR GOOD’
Stoptober is back, calling on smokers in England to join the 2.5 million others who have made a quit attempt with the campaign previously.
Over 5 million adults in England still smoke. Smoking causes 64,000 deaths a year, making it the biggest cause of preventable illness and death. Quitting smoking is one of the best things you can do for your health. That’s why this year’s Stoptober campaign is encouraging smokers to join the thousands of others who are committing to quitting for the month of October – quit smoking for 28 days and you’re five times more likely to quit for good.
When you stop smoking good things start to happen – quitting will allow you to start moving better, breathe more easily and give you more money to spend.
Stoptober offers a range of free quitting tools including the NHS Quit Smoking app, daily email support, Facebook support group, information about quitting smoking with a vape and expert support from local stop smoking services. Simply search ‘Stoptober’ for more information or visit www.nhs.uk/better-health/quit-smoking/.
Better Health Quit Smoking Tools
Better Health has a range of content and tools to help smokers make a successful quit attempt, all of which can be accessed at www.nhs.uk/better-health/quit-smoking.
Here’s a summary of what’s available:
NHS Quit Smoking App
The quit smoking app is available to download for free on the Apple App Store or Google Play. Based on a 28-day quit programme, the app allows you to:
- track your progress
- see how much money you’re saving
- get daily support
If you can make it to 28 days smoke-free, you’re 5 times more likely to quit for good!
Click here to download on the App store. Click here to download on Google Play.
Personal Quit Plan
Answer 3 easy questions to find the combination of support that’s right for you in a free personal quit plan.
Access the plan here: https://www.nhs.uk/better-health/quit-smoking/personal-quit-plan/
Daily Email Support
Smokers can sign up for daily email support to get tips and advice direct to their inbox throughout their 28-day quit smoking journey, and occasional emails after that to help keep them on track.
Information about vaping to quit smoking
On the Better Health website, you will find the facts on vaping, based on scientific evidence and research, plus advice on how to use vapes as a tool to quit smoking. We’ve also recently added a ‘vaping myth buster’ section.
Local stop smoking service lookup tool
Along with the service lookup tool itself, the website provides information about what to expect when accessing a local stop smoking service and how they can give you the best chance of quitting successfully.
Facebook Quit Smoking support group
Smokers don’t need to go it alone – they can join others going through the same thing in a friendly and supportive environment. The Facebook support group has over 37,000 members.
Page created: 30th September 2024
Page updated: 30th September 2024