Ways to quit

Nicotine therapy is usually offered as part of your stop smoking plan of treatment for all smokers aged 12 and over registering a quit attempt with St Helens Smokefree. Currently there are many products available, and your advisor will discuss which product will suit you. This includes using a single nicotine therapy like a patch, gum, mouth or nasal spray, an inhalator or Lozenge or it can be a combination of two products, depending on individual needs.

They are prescribed at your local pharmacy by presenting your nicotine voucher code or on prescription.

Varenicline & Zyban are medications offered to help support a quit attempt too. They are available to smokers over aged 18. An advisor can discuss your suitability depending on specific health conditions and will support you throughout the course. If suitable they are prescribed by your GP.

The use of behavioural support from an advisor and nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) Varenicline or Zyban will increase the chances of you quitting significantly and will help you to manage withdrawal symptoms.