Stop smoking support in Darlington
The Darlington Stop Smoking Service is provided by County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust and is a community‑based service designed to support people to quit smoking in a way that suits their individual needs.
The service offers flexible support, including one‑to‑one advice from trained specialists.
Support can be provided face‑to‑face, over the phone or through the NHS Smoke Free app, so you can choose what works best for you.
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Support may include access to nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), vapes or stop smoking medication, where appropriate.
Vaping devices can support you to quit smoking by delivering nicotine to receptors in the brain without smoke, tar or carbon monoxide and it's suggested that e-cigarettes are 95% less harmful than smoking (Public Health England).
Choosing your device is a personal choice. Do your research and seek out a reputable supplier who can provide you with an appropriate product. It is also important that the charger on your chosen device meets British Standards for electrical safety.
If you need support to quit vaping visit How to quit vaping - Better Health - NHS for more information.
Why quit smoking?
Smoking harms every part of your body. Tobacco smoke contains thousands of toxic chemicals, and the risks are the same whether you smoke cigarettes or roll‑ups. Up to two in three people who smoke will die early as a result. The sooner you quit, the sooner your body starts to recover.
Sarah used the stop smoking service to quit smoking after 30 years of trying on her own.
“I could never have imagined my quality of life would improve so much just by stopping smoking. Since quitting I’m saving £300 a month.
Give the service a go. Give it two weeks. If it doesn’t work, try again - I’d been smoking for 30 years.
If I could have done it on my own, I would have done. Everything happened so quickly. If I’d had to wait weeks, I might have talked myself out of it.”
Sarah, 52 - Darlington
This is a video of Kevin Stobie, a successful user of the stop-smoking service who is sat in the stop smoking clinic going through his appointment.
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Are you pregnant and struggling to stop smoking? This is one of the best things you can do to give your child the best start in life.
Find out more on the NHS smoking in pregnancy page.
You can also find out how stop smoking can improve your mental health.
For further stop smoking support, visit Fresh
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