Thinking about stopping smoking?
If you're thinking about stopping smoking, free support is available across Calderdale.
Queer as Smoke works with Yorkshire Smokefree Calderdale and Calderdale Council Public Health to make stop-smoking support more visible and accessible to LGBTQ+ communities.
You don't need to be completely ready to quit before getting in touch. You can talk through your options and decide what feels manageable for you.
Free stop-smoking support in Calderdale
Yorkshire Smokefree Calderdale provides specialist support to help you stop smoking in a way that works around your life.
Support can include:
- regular appointments with a stop-smoking adviser
- face-to-face, telephone or video support
- help understanding your smoking triggers
- practical ways to manage cravings
- advice about nicotine replacement and other stop-smoking options
- support to stay smoke-free
Your adviser can work with you to create a plan based on what you want to achieve.
Stopping smoking is a process with three steps:
1. Get ready
Think about why you want to stop, when you are most likely to smoke and what support could make things easier.
You don't need to have everything worked out before asking for help.
2. Stop smoking
Choose a quit date and use the support or stop-smoking products that work for you.
Your adviser can help you manage cravings, change routines and deal with difficult moments.
3. Stay smoke-free
As time goes on, new routines start to become normal.
Keep using support for as long as it is useful. If you have a cigarette, don't see it as failure. Work out what happened and start again.
Your reasons matter
People stop smoking for all sorts of reasons.
You might want to:
- improve your physical health
- breathe more easily
- improve your fitness
- save money
- feel less dependent on cigarettes
- improve your mental wellbeing
protect the people around you
There is no "right" reason. What matters is what motivates you.
If you've tried before, try again
Most people don't need perfection. They need persistence and the right support.
If a previous quit attempt didn't last, think about what it taught you and speak to an adviser about what you could change next time.
Every smoke-free day matters.
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Vaping
You don’t have to quit smoking on your own - vape kits are available to help you stop smoking.
Yorkshire Smokefree Calderdale and Yorkshire Cancer Research are working together to offer smokers in Calderdale the option of using an e-cigarette to stop smoking.
Swap to Stop
Eligible smokers may also be able to access vaping support through Swap to Stop.
The aim is simple: help people switch completely away from cigarettes and give them the support they need to stay smoke-free.
