• #Stoptober is back! Join thousands of other people preparing to quit smoking this October. Visit NHS Better Health for lots of free advice and support to help you plan your quitting journey.
• Quit smoking for 28 days this #Stoptober and you’re 5 times more likely to quit for good! Visit NHS Better Health for free quit smoking support.
• Over 2.5 million people have successfully quit smoking with #Stoptober. Visit NHS Better Health for lots of free advice and support to help you plan your quit attempt this October.
• It’s never too late to quit smoking and you will notice almost immediate improvements to your health when you stop. #Stoptober is a great time to join others giving quitting a go from 1 October!
• You’re far more likely to quit smoking successfully with the right support. Discover what’s available at NHS Better Health and prepare to quit for good this #Stoptober!
• Getting support from your local stop smoking service gives you the best chance of quitting smoking successfully. Visit NHS Better Health to find your nearest service and get ready to quit for good this #Stoptober!
• NHS Better Health has a range of tools to help you quit for good this #Stoptober. Download the NHS quit smoking app, register for daily email support or read information about using a vape to quit smoking – there are lots of options to help you!
• #Stoptober is here! Congratulations to everyone who is starting day one of their quit smoking journey – don’t forget there’s lots of information to help you at NHS Better Health.
• #Stoptober starts today! It’s not too late to join thousands of other people quitting smoking this October. Make it to 28 days smoke-free and you’re 5 times more likely to quit for good! Get free support here: NHS Better Health.
• There are currently 5.3 million adult smokers in England.
• Since 2011, adult smoking prevalence has dropped from 19.8% to 12.7%.
• More men smoke than women (14.5% vs 10.9%).
• Smoking is the single biggest behavioural cause of preventable illness and death in England. Every year around 64,000 people in England die from smoking, with many more living with debilitating smoking-related illnesses.
• 2 out of 3 smokers will die from smoking unless they quit.
• Smokers lose on average 10 years of life, or around 1 year for every 4 years of smoking after the age of 30.
• The prevalence of current smokers in England is highest in the East Midlands (14%) and lowest in the South East region (11.5%).
• The annual cost of smoking to society in England is £21.8 billion.
• The most common trigger for quitting smoking is a future health concern, followed by cost, a current health concern or a comment by family/friends.
• Most smokers try to quit with no support, followed by using a vape, NRT products, prescribed medication or accessing a local stop smoking service.
• When you quit smoking the benefits start almost immediately. After just 8 hours harmful carbon monoxide levels in your blood will have reduced by half. After 48 hours your senses of taste and smell are improving. After 2 to 12 weeks circulation will have improved, and after 3 to 9 months lung function increases by up to 10%.
• The average price of a packet of cigarettes is £15.84, which equates to smokers spending on average £59.54 a week on tobacco. That means they could save around £3,000 a year by quitting.
• Evidence shows that once people have got past the short-term with
• For symptoms of anxiety and depression, stopping smoking is as effective as taking antidepressants. Just 6 weeks after quitting, people start feeling happier as well as healthier.
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