Wondering how to quit smoking?

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Smoking Helpline: 0300 123 1044

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Stop Smoking Tools

Prescribed medication

Have you considered pills from your doctor to help you stop smoking?

e-cigarettes & vaping

Research has shown vaping to be 95% safer than smoking tobacco. Could it work for you?

stop smoking apps

Wondering what apps are available to help you quit smoking?

Nicotine Replacement Therapy

Clean nicotine can help you beat cravings and avoid the dangerous tar and toxic chemicals in tobacco.

You are not alone – we’ve got you

There isn’t a one-size-fits-all way to quit smoking. You can choose what would work best for you and that’s where we can help.

Help from a tobacco dependence advisor via our helpline or in your local borough combined with using a clean form of nicotine increases your chances of success.

Find our what free support is available in your borough

Understand your options

Quitting smoking is difficult, but amazing things can happen when you do! There are lots of different options that could work for you and your lifestyle and help you to succeed. Find out which ones will work best for you.

One of the best ways to quit smoking for good is to combine different types of support.

You are more likely to quit smoking by mixing and matching personal support like motivational support from a health advisor with NRT, a prescription medication or e-cigarettes. So don’t put it off, put it out.

Understand your triggers and how to manage them

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Why do we smoke when we’re bored?

Why is keeping busy so important?

Boredom is an emotional trigger, which means that when you get that bored feeling, your brain immediately craves a cigarette.

It’s Just A Habit

Smoking when you’re bored is often because it’s what you’re used to. You sit down on the sofa with nothing to do, so you smoke.

Stop smoking when drinking

Want to stop smoking on a night out?

Drinking alcohol can weaken your resolve. We’ve pulled together some expert tips to help you curb your cravings on a night out.

Enjoy a smoke free night out

Find out which quit smoking tools work best.

Smoking when stressed

How does smoking affect your body and mood?

Find out why stress smoking actually increases your tension levels and what you can do about it.

Smoking in the morning

What triggers you to reach for your first cigarette?

Take a look at some of the common triggers for morning smokers. If this sounds like you, find out what you can do instead.

Smoking and socialising

Are you a social smoker?

Every cigarette contains a toxic mix of chemicals and tar. Find out how to stop social smoking.

How can you resist the temptation when you’re with people who are smoking?

Whether it’s a night out or a break at work, we’ve pulled together some tips to help you say no in social situations.

Did you know that nicotine and anxiety are closely related?

Why it could be smoking that is making you anxious

Do you smoke more in certain situations? Find out more about how nicotine could be affecting the way you feel.

Feel caught in a cycle of anxiety and cigarettes?

There are lots of other ways to help deal with your feelings. Here are some tips to help you quit smoking and to stay calm in the process.

Why do we smoke when we’re bored?

Why is keeping busy so important?

Boredom is an emotional trigger, which means that when you get that bored feeling, your brain immediately craves a cigarette.

It’s Just A Habit

Smoking when you’re bored is often because it’s what you’re used to. You sit down on the sofa with nothing to do, so you smoke.

Stop smoking when drinking

Want to stop smoking on a night out?

Drinking alcohol can weaken your resolve. We’ve pulled together some expert tips to help you curb your cravings on a night out.

Enjoy a smoke free night out

Find out which quit smoking tools work best.

Smoking when stressed

How does smoking affect your body and mood?

Find out why stress smoking actually increases your tension levels and what you can do about it.

Smoking in the morning

What triggers you to reach for your first cigarette?

Take a look at some of the common triggers for morning smokers. If this sounds like you, find out what you can do instead.

Smoking and socialising

Are you a social smoker?

Every cigarette contains a toxic mix of chemicals and tar. Find out how to stop social smoking.

How can you resist the temptation when you’re with people who are smoking?

Whether it’s a night out or a break at work, we’ve pulled together some tips to help you say no in social situations.

Did you know that nicotine and anxiety are closely related?

Why it could be smoking that is making you anxious

Do you smoke more in certain situations? Find out more about how nicotine could be affecting the way you feel.

Feel caught in a cycle of anxiety and cigarettes?

There are lots of other ways to help deal with your feelings. Here are some tips to help you quit smoking and to stay calm in the process.

alternatives to smoking cigarettes

Nicotine vaping

Vapes come in different styles and flavours but they all work by helping to fight your nicotine cravings – and they carry a small fraction of the risk of smoking cigarettes.

More about using a vape to quit smoking

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Using a nicotine patch with gum, lozenges or an inhalator that contains nicotine can help to reduce your cravings. Use higher strength options if you smoke more than 20 a day.

More about NRT products and how to use them

Stop Smoking inspiration

We know that quitting smoking is never easy, but thousands of people across London have managed and so can you. Read these inspiring stories.

Erene had been smoking since she was 13 years old. Getting help and advice from her local stop smoking service helped her quit smoking.

After starting smoking at 13 years old, Erene knew she had to quit when she lost close family members as a result of smoking. Following one visit to her local stop smoking clinic, Erene was determined to never smoke again.

This is how Chris quit smoking with the support of loved ones and advice from ex-smokers.

Chris reversed 17 years of tobacco-related damage by calling upon the help of loved ones and using the support of ex-smokers who had successfully quit for good.

Read Liam’s story to learn how he switched to vaping. Explore his motivation, smoking triggers, and the benefits he experienced of quitting as well as the support that helped him along the way.

Vaping is an effective tool to help smokers quit.

Marisa White stopped smoking by nicotine vaping

The world is a bigger and better place when you’re not smoking – Find out how Marisa went from child smoker to smoke free with the support of a Stop Smoking Advisor.

Marisa’s story

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.

John’s story

how to quit

Find the Support You Need to Quit

Smoking Helpline: 0300 123 1044

Find support near you

Stop Smoking Tools

Prescribed medication

e-cigarettes & vaping

stop smoking apps

Nicotine Replacement Therapy

You are not alone – we’ve got you

Understand your options

Understand your triggers and how to manage them

select a trigger

Smoking when bored

Why do we smoke when we’re bored?

Smoking and alcohol

Stop smoking when drinking

Why smoking doesn’t really relieve stress

Smoking when stressed

Smoking in the morning

Smoking in the morning

Stop social smoking

Smoking and socialising

Nicotine and anxiety

Did you know that nicotine and anxiety are closely related?

Why do we smoke when we’re bored?

Stop smoking when drinking

Smoking when stressed

Smoking in the morning

Smoking and socialising

Did you know that nicotine and anxiety are closely related?

alternatives to smoking cigarettes

Nicotine vaping

nicotine replacement

Stop Smoking inspiration