Stop smoking
Going smoke free is the single biggest thing you can do to improve your health and evidence shows that you're more likely to stop smoking for good if you get the right support.
The NHS stop smoking service can help you stop smoking
Your local NHS stop smoking service offers the most tried and tested way to help you quit smoking. 1 in 4 people who use the stop smoking service are still not smoking 4 weeks later.
Within this site you can:
- Find out what happens at an NHS stop smoking session
- Get inspiration from people like you who have successfully quit
- Check out our FAQs and bust some common stop smoking myths
- Get information about what the NHS stop smoking service can offer
Call the Northumberland Stop Smoking service today on 01670 813 135
Further help
You can call the national NHS smoking quitline on 0800 169 0169. The quitline is free to use and is available 7 days a week from 7 am to 11 pm.
The NHS also provides tobacco helplines in the following asian languages:
0800 169 0881 – Urdu
0800 169 0882 – Punjabi
0800 169 0883 – Hindi
0800 169 0884 – Gujarati
0800 169 0885 – Bengali
- Go smoke free - this website is offered in conjunction with the national quitline and contains a huge amount of information, advice and support to help you stop smoking and stay stopped.
- Fresh North East - this local website provides information about key national and regional initiatives to reduce smoking aswell as information on NHS services.
- NHS Choices - this website contains information on the costs of smoking both on your health and your wallet along with advice about how to quit for good.
- British Heart Foundation - this website contains information about what effect smoking can have on your heart and contains practical tips for giving up.
- Action on Smoking and Health in the UK - Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) is a campaigning public health charity that works to eliminate the harm caused by tobacco.
- No Smoking Day - the No Smoking Day campaign helps smokers who want to quit by creating a supportive environment for them, and by highlighting the many sources of help and advice available.
