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There are lots of reasons to stop smoking. And the benefits start sooner than you might think!

Who is behind Stop Smoking London?

Stop Smoking London is the public facing identity of a London wide Public Health Programme – The London Tobacco Alliance (LTA). The LTA vision is to change smoking behaviours and encourage more quit attempts among the general population to support London to become the first smoke free city in England by 2030.

Stop Smoking London exists to help you to quit smoking. It provides free digital and telephone stop smoking help, and can put you in touch with free local stop smoking services in your borough. Together we can help you to find the best way to succeed and stop smoking for good. Call us now on 0300 123 1044 to start your personalised quit journey today.

Make the change

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Nearly one million smokers live in London.

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You’re three times as likely to quit smoking successfully with help from a tobacco dependence adviser.

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There’s lots of free stop smoking help available if you live in one of London’s 32 boroughs.

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Research in the UK and the USA has found that smokers die 10 years earlier.

Most of London’s smokers want to quit. You’re not alone.

Setting you up for long-term success

Explore our stop smoking guides

We’ve pulled together the best expert advice, into one place.

We’ve pulled together guides to help you or someone you love stop smoking. Whether you want to understand nicotine withdrawal and how to manage it or you’re worried about gaining weight when you quit. Our guides will answer your questions.

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Contact our stop smoking helpline

Help is waiting for you by phone

Call us now on 0300 123 1044 to start your personalised quit journey today. Our friendly helpline advisers understand tobacco dependence. They can enrol you on our free telephone quit programme or help you find face to face help near where you live.

Stop Smoking London exists to help you to quit smoking. It provides free digital and telephone stop smoking help, and can put you in touch with free local stop smoking services in your borough. Together we can help you to find the best way to succeed and stop smoking for good.

Get tailored quit support

Why stop smoking?

You will have your own reason why you want to stop smoking. Whether it is adding years to your life or boosting your short term fitness.

Learn to quit smoking

Understanding your triggers is a key step to quitting

Knowing when and why you reach for a cigarette and finding the right mix of stop smoking aids and support will double or even triple your chances of success.

Partners

If you work in smoking cessation in London we’d love you to join the London Tobacco Alliance.

Join the London Tobacco Alliance

The London Tobacco Alliance has been created to enable partners to accelerate efforts to eliminate smoking in London. The culmination of years of work, it is the first of its kind in the capital. We are leading the way together to end smoking in London.

Find out more about LTA

Success Stories

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I couldn’t imagine how much my life would change

John overcame financial stress when he quit smoking. Find out about his experience as a homeless smoker, how much money he saved by quitting, and how quitting transformed his life.

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Need help with your quit smoking motivation?

Quit Smoking Motivation: A guide for Londoners

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