Thinking about stopping smoking?
Queer as Smoke helps LGBTQ+ people across Kirklees find free, supportive and practical help to quit.
You might be ready to stop completely, thinking about cutting down first or simply looking at your options. Wherever you are, you don't have to do it alone.
Free stop-smoking support in Kirklees
Kirklees Wellness Service provides free stop-smoking support for people living in Kirklees.
A stop-smoking adviser can help you:
- understand your smoking habits and triggers
- make a realistic quit plan
- manage cravings and withdrawal
- explore nicotine replacement, vaping and other options
- stay motivated if things become difficult
get back on track if you start smoking again
Contact Kirklees Wellness Service
Support is available by telephone and in person.
Telephone: 01484 234095
Email: wellness.service@kirklees.gov.uk
You can also make an online referral.
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.
SmokeFree App
Alongside the Kirklees Stop Smoking Service, you can also get support through the Smoke Free App. It gives you personalised guidance and 24-hour access to a fully trained stop-smoking advisor every day of the year, so help is always within reach.
The app includes:
- Goal-setting tools that adapt to your quit journey
- Support for coping with cravings and managing triggers
- Clear information on the health benefits of quitting
- A cost-saving calculator to track how much you’re saving
A digital rewards scheme to keep you motivated along the way
It’s another way to get the support you need, whenever you need it.
Why stop?
Your reasons are personal.
You might want to improve your health, save money, feel more in control, improve your fitness or simply stop organising parts of your day around cigarettes.
Whatever your reason, keep it somewhere you can return to when motivation dips.
One attempt or ten, keep going
Stopping smoking can take several attempts.
Rather than seeing a previous attempt as something that didn't work, think about what you learned from it. What triggered you? What helped? What could you do differently next time?
Every attempt can move you closer to becoming smoke-free.
There's more than one way to stop
Different things work for different people.
Your options may include:
- nicotine patches, gum, lozenges or other nicotine replacement products
- nicotine vaping products
- stop-smoking medication
- behavioural support
a combination of approaches
You can talk through the options with a stop-smoking adviser and decide what feels right for you.
Swap to Stop
Find out more about Swap to Stop and order a free vape kit.
