Each year thousands of people make a New Year’s resolution to stop smoking and over half of all quit attempts are ‘cold turkey’, where the smoker attempts to quit with willpower alone. Unfortunately this approach is rarely successful.

Stopping smoking is the single greatest influence you can have on your health and the best start you can give yourself to the New Year.

With help and support from your local stop smoking service you are more than 4 times more likely to quit and stay quit than going cold turkey.

DontGoColdTurkey.com – Will show the adventures of Rotherham’s very own cold turkey quitter and provide links to more help and support.

Stop Smoking advisors and the cold turkey will be in Rotherham town centre in January to provide more information about the campaign and help people wanting to quit to access the advice and support available.

You can choose what kind of support you prefer (group, one to one, telephone or drop-in) and create a quit plan that fits your lifestyle. Help is available throughout the day, most evenings and Saturday morning. In addition the Stop Smoking Service can give you weekly carbon monoxide checks that will help you track your progress.

Anyone who would like to stop smoking should telephone 01709 422444 from Monday to Friday between 9 am and 5 pm to book an appointment with a Stop Smoking Specialist at a convenient time and venue or speak to your doctor.

Remember:

• Each cigarette contains over 4,000 chemicals – many of which are highly toxic and over fifty of the chemicals are cancer causing. 
• Cigarettes cause wrinkles, yellow teeth, bad breath, psoriasis and lank hair.
• Smokers are more likely to store fat around the waist and upper torso rather than around the hips, which is associated with an increased risk of developing diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, gallbladder problems and (in women) cancer of the womb and breast.
• The financial benefits of stopping smoking are huge with 20 a day smoker saving on average £2,000 per year when quitting.

Contact the Stop Smoking Service on 422444 today and give yourself a healthy start to the New Year or visit DontGoColdTurkey.com.