SERIOUS QUITTERS - Ask about all the options

Your chances of quitting successfully are greatly improved by using a stop smoking treatment and support together. These improve your chances of successfully stopping compared to just relying on your willpower alone - only 3% of smokers ever succeed to quit using willpower alone.

Treatment options:

There are many different types of treatments available to help you quit. It's important to discuss all the options with your healthcare professional, including treatments you may not have tried.

The best chance of quitting successfully is a combination of support and a stop smoking treatment.

Differences between the treatments include:

• The way they reduce your body's cravings for nicotine
• The way you take them or use them
• The success rate associated with each type of treatment
• The length of treatment required
• The way your body reacts to the treatment and how it makes you feel, as all treatments have some side-effects

Your healthcare professional will be able to advise you further about the many different ways to quit smoking that are available to you.

Serious Quitters know that by combining a treatment with support they are more likely to stop for good...

Support Options:

As well as different treatments, there are a number of stop smoking support options available, including group and one-to-one sessions organised by your local NHS Stop Smoking Service or telephone counselling from quitting charities. You will also find that some of the treatments available offer individual support programmes for you to access at your convenience.

All of the support programmes run over a period of weeks in conjunction with your treatment and guide you through the different stages of quitting. Combining support and a stop smoking treatment gives you the greatest chance of success.