Our services continue to encourage smokers to quit on No Smoking Day 2021. Quitting isn’t always easy but getting the right stop smoking aids and support can stop you feeling like you need a cigarette all the time
The last year has been difficult for many of us. Stress and concern about our health is on the rise. For smokers this has pulled them in two directions. On the one hand, the chances of smokers successfully quitting are has high as they’ve ever been. On the other, smokers
experiencing stress and mental distress are more likely to be smoking more. This No Smoking Day we want to take the opportunity to inform smokers that quitting can be less stressful than they fear and can ultimately improve their sense of wellbeing. We all of us have less control over our lives than we’d like at the moment, but smokers can take some positive control on No Smoking Day. We can support smokers to seize the moment and look forward to happier smokefree future.
There has never been a more important time look after your mental and physical health. Stopping smoking has immediate benefits to your physical health and long term will significantly reduce your chances of developing many illnesses including heart disease, diabetes, COPD, stroke and cancer. While quitting can feel stressful in the short term new research shows that many ex-smokers mental health improves six weeks after quitting. Today is the day to stop smoking.
You can learn more about our Smokefreelife services here or our 24/7 AI Powered stop smoking advisor app, Bella here.
