Where to get help
If you are a smoker and want to stop - we have great news
THERE IS LOTS OF HELP AVAILABLE
The Armed Forces' medical and dental facilities
Most of the pleasure you feel when you smoke comes from the addictive drug in tobacco - nicotine. This pleasurable effect is very short lasting and by smoking you are simple feeding your addiction. NRT helps to relieve withdrawal symptoms when you stop smoking until such time as the body can cope without the nicotine. The Armed Forces' medical and dental facilities now provide access to Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) on prescription and that means it is at no cost to Service personnel. Your PTI Health Trainers are the best source of help for any military personnel interested in stopping smoking. Stopping smoking on your own is not easy - so, DO GET HELP. Contact your local medical centre / sickbay or dental centre for more information.
Smoking cessation services
Stopping smoking is a personal thing. Military smoking cessation services are personal too. The staff understand that each person and their needs are different and they can provide the support and help you need to suits you.
Research has shown that smokers have a far greater chance of successfully stopping when they get help from smoking cessation services. Most military establishments now have fully trained stop smoking advisers. The help and support they give will help you to stop successfully.
Military Smoking Cessation Services offer you:
- A tailored action plan to suit your needs
- Confidential chats
- Information on how to stop and stay stopped
- Professional help, specialist advice and suggestions
- Nicotine replacement products (NRT) such as gum and patches
- Continued support throughout the stopping process
Find out about the benefits for your health - and, with our quit and save calculator, your wealth too!
Quotes from military ex-smokers who used military stop smoking services:
" It was hard to stop but with the help I was given, it was easier to stick with it."
"My life's no longer ruled by smoking thanks to the support I got every step of the way."
"I was ready to stop smoking and the support I got means I'll stay a non-smoker."
No Smoking Day Forum
If you've tried quitting and have gone back to smoking, you're not alone. There are at least 8,000 people on The No Smoking Day Forum who have some experience of what you are feeling.
The online Forum aims to support people who are trying to stop smoking
or who have kicked the habit and want to stay smoke-free. It is intended
to provide a warm, friendly and supportive atmosphere for the stop smoking
community to share ideas. All conversations are confidential and stop smoking
advisers are available online to provide a plan that is tailored to your
needs.
Comment from a military ex-smoker: "The time was right for me and it
was good to know that help was always on hand."
Smoker's Blog
Know that you are not alone and can learn from other people's experiences to make a positive difference in your life. Read about one Service personnel's personal experiences with stopping smoking here.
Stop Smoking websites
Other Stop Smoking Help lines
England: 0800 169 0 169
Scotland: 0800 84 84 84
Wales: 0800 169 0 169
(Bilingual service with counselling in Welsh and English)
Northern Ireland: 0800 85 85 85
Quitline: 0800 00 22 00
Pregnancy: 0800 00 22 00
HAVE YOU DECIDED?
It's YOUR future.
Your health and fitness are important to you.
Use the help available to:
STOP SMOKING
