Stop smoking

Livewell is encouraging Derby smokers to join its free healthy lifestyle service, to boost their chances of quitting successfully during Stoptober.

The 28-day stop smoking challenge takes place during October and is based on research that shows if you can stop smoking for 28-days, you are five times more likely to stay smoke-free for good.  And people who get expert support from local stop smoking services like Livewell are up three times as likely to succeed.

Relapsing is not uncommon among people trying to quit smoking, particularly during this uncertain time.  For Katrinea it was the stress of starting a new job that caused her to light up after stopping successfully for a year.

However, the 36-year-old soon realised that smoking didn’t help her anxiety, so she decided to quit for good with Livewell’s free support and Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT), which had worked for her in the past.

Carol is celebrating two months smoke free, using Livewell’s remote support and home delivery of treatments during lockdown.

The 56-year-old from Derby had smoked 10-20 cigarettes/roll ups a day over 42 years. Whilst at an eye appointment for cataracts at the Royal Derby Hospital in early March, she saw a poster on the wall explaining why smoking is bad for eye health. 

With lung health never mattering more, Kim Morris (24) from Alvaston explains why she #QuitForCovid

I wanted to quit for a while but when COVID-19 struck and the harm it causes to lungs and airways became obvious, I knew it was time to change.

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