SERIOUS QUITTERS - Ask about all the options
Who can help you?
You can get advice from lots of different healthcare professionals. These include members of your GP practice staff, your dentist or local pharmacists, and specialist counsellors and advisers, some of whom you can talk to on the phone.
Here's how your local NHS Stop Smoking Service, GP and pharmacist can help:
Your local NHS Stop Smoking Service
Help available
A trained adviser who either works with you in a group or one–to–one to advise you on all the options, motivate you and monitor your progress.
Treatment access
He/she works closely with your GP and Pharmacist and may recommend that you also visit them to receive some of the treatment options, including treatments only available on prescription.
Your Doctor
Help available
He/she deals with a wide range of health issues and can also offer advice on things like smoking, diet, and lifestyle.
Treatment access
Your GP can prescribe and recommend all treatments and support available on the NHS. He/she may advise you to see your local NHS Stop Smoking Service for further support.
Your Pharmacist
Help available
Pharmacists can give stop smoking advice and advise on lifestyle and diet.
Treatment access
He/she can advise on the different ways to give up smoking and may recommend you visit your local NHS Stop Smoking Service or GP.
“Don't worry if you've tried stopping before and failed. I asked my healthcare professional about all the options. She's helped me find a stop smoking treatment and a support programme.”
Three key things to talk your health professional about:
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Being a serious quitter
“I told them that I was really determined to quit and let them know other methods I had tried previously.”
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Being a knowledgeable quitter
“I asked about the many treatment options currently available, and I was told about:
- Stop smoking treatments and the main differences between them all
- Support - what it is and how I could make it work best for me”
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Being a successful quitter
“By involving my healthcare professional, choosing the right treatment for me and using a support programme, I felt I was giving myself the best chance of quitting and becoming a non-smoker for good. Make that appointment today!”
Tried quitting before but been unsuccessful?
If you are serious about quitting then there are a number of options available to help you succeed this time.
How serious are you about giving up?
Next step, find out about other support options
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