Smoking

If you smoke, stopping is the single best thing you can do to improve your health. Stopping isn’t always easy but there are many ways to support you to be smoke-free for good.

The Torbay Stop Smoking Service provides:

• Access to free nicotine replacement therapy, vapes and stop smoking medication on prescription to help you quit
• Free advice and support for up to 12 weeks support a Specialist Adviser through 1 to 1 appointments, group support, telephone, text and e-mail support
• Carbon monoxide monitoring
• Up to 12 weeks support from a Specialist Adviser
• Specialist information and advice for pregnancy, young people and mental health

If you want to stop smoking, help is available from the Torbay Stop Smoking Service. For free help, advice and support contact 01803 422 422 or visit the Your Health Torbay Opens in a new window website.

Vaping

Some people find it easier to use vapes (e-cigarettes) to help them stop smoking completely. Vaping is less harmful than smoking as they provide nicotine without the tar and carbon monoxide found in cigarettes. However, vaping is not risk free and therefore it is not for children or young people.

More evidence about vapes is available from GOV.UK.

Useful links

• NHS Better Health quit smoking