People who smoke are being encouraged to make Stoptober the time to seek support to quit.
In East Riding, around ten percent of residents smoke. For those that do, there’s free support available.
Councillor David Tucker, portfolio holder for public health and adult social care said: “I’d encourage anyone who smokes to make a positive change and take steps to quit smoking. Signing up to Stoptober will benefit you and also your loved ones.
“By stopping smoking you’ll see immediate improvements to your health, as well as other benefits like having more money. People who stop for 28 days are five times more likely to quit for good.”
This year’s Stoptober campaign focuses on the good things that happen when you stop smoking; food starts tasting better, not needing to use air fresheners and the financial benefits.
People can get free support to stop smoking from East Riding’s stop smoking programme with Xyla Health and Wellbeing.
The programme provides up to 12 weeks of free nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), with a choice of patches, gums or sprays. The team provide support to form healthy and lasting habits to stop smoking for good, including help with controlling cravings and behaviour change techniques, plus the choice of face-to-face sessions or a fully remote online programme.
A Face to face group is already underway in Bridlington.
Find out more and access support on the Healthier Futures website: eryc.link/quit-smoking or call the Healthier Futures team on 0330 236 9102.
Visit the nhs.uk website for more on the Stoptober campaign.
