Live Life Better Derbyshire - Stop Smoking - GP referrals only

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MUST LIVE IN DERBYSHIRE

When you smoke it damages your immune system, reducing your body’s defence against infections, such as coronavirus (COVID-19).

Smokers are therefore at greater risk of:

• getting serious respiratory infections
• infections lasting longer and being more serious than a non-smoker

It's never too late to quit smoking, your body starts to repair from the moment you stop smoking.

Live Life Better Derbyshire offers a free, 12 week stop smoking service that includes:

• telephone and digital support
• free nicotine replacement therapy sent in the post
• and access to stop smoking prescription medications advice, top tips and printed resources
• A friendly, supportive Facebook community group

Find out about health benefits of stopping smoking, and of course the money you can save.

I want to quit - what's next?

Did you know you are four times more likely to quit smoking with the help of your local stop smoking service?

At Live Life Better Derbyshire we provide support, help and advice to help you make a successful quit attempt.

We know quitting isn't easy but our friendly stop-smoking advisors will support you with tips, information and advice on the range of stop smoking medications available to you.

Live Life Better Derbyshire provides support to smokers aged 12 and over living in Derbyshire.

What we offer:

• telephone support sessions
• one-to-one support
• access to free nicotine replacement therapy including patches, mouth spray, gum, inhalators and lozenges
• advice on stop smoking
• medications
• useful tools to help you quit

Who can take part?

To take part in our free stop smoking programme you must:

• be over 12 years old
• and live in Derbyshire (excluding Derby) want to stop smoking completely
• and be willing to meet with your stop smoking adviser at agreed dates and times

Your Live Life Better Derbyshire advisor will talk about stop smoking medications and help you chose the right product for you.

We offer two different types of stop smoking medication - nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) and a prescription medication know as Zyban.

NRT is a medication that gives you with a small amount of nicotine but without the tar, carbon monoxide and other chemicals found in tobacco smoke.

It can help reduce the side effects of stopping smoking, such as bad moods and cravings, which can happen when you stop smoking.

NRT is available in a range of forms including patches, gum, inhalator and mouth spray.

Zyban is a medication that works in two ways. It reduces cravings for nicotine like NRT, but it also blocks the rewarding and reinforcing effects of smoking.

It is a prescription only medication and your doctor will need to assess your suitability to use it.

Your stop smoking advisor will discuss with you which product will be best to help you to quit smoking.