Smokefree Starts: Doncaster connects you to local free support services across the region.
Stopping smoking can feel daunting at first and some people feel they lack the ability to stop smoking altogether. Often people rely on willpower alone when they stop smoking but evidence has shown that people who seek support from a stop smoking service are three times more likely to stop for good.
What you can expect when you seek support:
- You can choose how to receive support. Your options will include receiving help in person, over the phone or via video call
- You will speak with an advisor and set your quit date
- You will have a variety of options when it comes to your treatment
- You will identify an action plan that works for you
- You will track your progress throughout your stop smoking journey
Sometimes it can take multiple attempts before someone stops smoking altogether. Acknowledging that this is part of the process of giving up can help you on your journey.
If you stopping for good you might:
- Find you have more time in the day and can take up new hobbies
- Have more money to spend on other experiences, things or people in your life
- Experience improvements in your mental and physical health
If you live in Doncaster and are wanting to start your stop smoking journey, local support is available across eight different sites in the region including but not limited to Balby, Mexborough, Adwick and Bentley.
Visit doncaster.yorkshiresmokefree.nhs.uk or for more information, see details on the homepage.
