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If you've got the will, we've got the way.

Evidence shows that you're more likely to stop smoking for good if you get the right support. The support you need is available free of charge through the NHS and it's right on your doorstep.

All over the city people like you want to stop smoking. The Sheffield NHS Stop Smoking Service offers a range of locally based services to help. Click on the 'Help near You' button on the menu to the left to find out about services in your community.

We offer the following to help smokers quit for good:

  • One to one support. Available at over 100 Pharmacies, GP, Dental Practices and other community locations
  • A telephone support programme
  • Stop Smoking Groups that take place across the city
  • For the housebound, one-to-one support at home
  • By working with employers, free workplace groups
  • Nicotine gum, patches and other products on prescription
  • Specialist midwife service for pregnant women and their families in their homes

Giving up smoking will improve your health and save you money. It will also protect the health of your family. No one says it's easy to give up but there's no need to go through it by yourself - expert advisors and nicotine gum and patches are available to help you.

Once you’ve made the decision to stop, acted upon it and succeeded, you'll feel great about what you have achieved.

This website can help you with your resolve to quit, and offer information about the benefits to you and your family if you do give up smoking.

For more information about the Sheffield NHS Stop Smoking Service, call Freephone 0800 068 4490.

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