No matter your age or circumstance, it’s never too late to stop smoking. As soon as you stop smoking, you will start to benefit. Stopping smoking is one of the best things you can do for your health. Giving up smoking in not something you have to do on your own – there is a FREE stop smoking service in your local pharmacy to help you. Contact your local pharmacy to ask about stopping smoking and to arrange an appointment.
Some of the benefits of stopping smoking:
- Within 72 hours, oxygen levels in the blood return to normal, sense of taste and smell are better
- Within weeks, coughing and shortness of breath decreases, the risk of heart attack starts to reduce, skin looks healthier
- Within months, symptoms of chronic bronchitis improve, risk of getting a stomach ulcer drops
- After one year , reduced risk of heart and respiratory disease
- After 5 years, the risk of death among those already with heart disease falls significantly
- Longer term, the risk of lung cancer, other cancers and stroke falls significantly. The risk of death from COPD is reduced
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Questions to guide conversation
- Do you smoke?
Have you tried to stop smoking before?
Assist
People are 4 times more likely to successfully quit smoking with medication and support.
There is an incentive scheme available where you can get up to £150 if you stop smoking.
Do you know that there is a free stop smoking service at your local pharmacy?
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Would you like me to give you some information about the service?
You can go to your local pharmacy and talk to them about their stop smoking program
You can check the Quit Your Way Facebook page and message Quit Your Way Tayside to find out more