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 [https://smokefreecw.co.uk/getting-ready-quit]are numerous.
For free information and advice about quitting smoking contact the Healthy Lifestyle Service [https://hlscoventry.org/our-services/stop-smoking/].
For support and advice on stopping smoking during pregnancy, contact 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 quit smoking:
- One-to-one support from your local stop smoking service: Coventry's Healthy Lifestyle Service offer one-to-one support and free nicotine replacement (including e-cigarettes) for up to 12 weeks to help in a quit attempt. Research suggests this is the most effective way of quitting - with smokers being 3 times more likely to successfully quit than without support. Help and support is available from trained advisors at Healthy Lifestyles Coventry [https://hlscoventry.org/our-services/stop-smoking/] You can call 0800 122 3780 or email info@hlscoventry.org [mailto:info@hlscoventry.org] to get started.
- 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/].
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