CUMBRIA’s 59,000 smokers are being encouraged to join in Public Health England’s ‘Stoptober’ campaign, which kicks off on October 1.
Supported by Cumbria County Council, it includes a combination of methods to help smokers kick the habit, such as a free online personal quit plan.
Options can include face-to-face support, nicotine replacement therapies such as patches, inhalers or lozenges and e-cigarettes.
People wanting to quit can search Stoptober online or request local stop smoking support by texting ‘pharmacy stop’ and their postcode’ to 80011 or by calling 0300-013-3000.
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