You Can Quit - We Can Help! • Campaigns • Living Well

Relying on willpower is the least effective way to stop, but with the right support, you’re up to three times more likely to stop smoking.

The service offers free confidential support to help people stay motivated and quit smoking. Our trained advisors will work with you to create a plan, to find the best way to help you to quit smoking. Options include FREE 12 week vaping kits, Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) and Bupropion. (If you normally pay for your prescriptions, usual charges will apply for NRT).

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Watch our short films featuring local healthcare professionals and people who quit using our service:

Dr Katherine Hickman
Local GP in Bradford district

Dr Tom Pettinger
Consultant in Obstetrics & Gynaecology and Lucy Downing Maternity Support Worker at Bradford Royal Infirmary

Maryam Imran
Dental Officer for Bradford Community Dental Service

Mohammed Shaffett from Bradford
Successfully quit with help from the Living Well Service

Shafiq Ahmed from Keighley
Successfully quit with help from the Living Well Service

Everybody has their own personal reasons for wanting to give up smoking, some people give up as part of a larger lifestyle change – to be healthier, to get fit, or to save money.

On average a smoker could save over £2,000 per year when they quit!

For some, it’s more about how their smoking affects the people around them – their family, friends and children.

Research shows that two thirds of smokers want to quit and making sure you have the support you need is key to making a successful attempt, rather than trying to quit on your own.

It’s never too late to stop smoking and health benefits begin just 20 minutes after your last cigarette as your pulse rate starts to return to normal.

After 48 hours all of the carbon monoxide in your body will have gone and your sense of taste and smell will be noticeably improving. The longer you quit for, the more health benefits there are. After just one year your risk of having a heart attack will be half that of a smoker!

The physical health benefits of quitting smoking are well known, but quitting can also improve your mental health. Evidence shows that once people get past the short-term withdrawal stage of quitting, they have reduced anxiety, depression and stress and increased positive mood compared with people who continue to smoke. Just 6 weeks after quitting, people start feeling happier as well as healthier.

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