Smoking Cessation
Who do I see?
Advice:
Smoking maybe responsible for up to 24% of all deaths in Scotland each year. Smoking stands as THE major cause of lung cancer deaths as welling as significantly increasing the risk of heart disease, stroke and many other forms of cancers. Passive smoking, likewise increases the risk of all of these diseases. Children whose parents smoke are also significantly more likely to develop chest problems, ear infections in children and heart and lung disease as adults.
At Valley Medical Practice we would be delighted to help you in your bid to stop smoking. Counselling, nicotine replacement therapy as well as oral medication, may all be available as options to assist you in quitting. If you would like help to stop smoking, please speak to any of the GP’s or the Practice Nurse
Quit Your Way Scotland
Contact:
- phone a Quit Your Way Scotland advisor on 0800 84 84 84
Quit Your Way Scotland is run by NHS 24 and is staffed by trained advisors who’ll be able to give you expert advice.
The service can help by:
- talking through all the options available to you
- referring you to free local NHS services
- sending you a free Quit Your Way Scotland quit pack
- helping you plan to stop in a way that suits you
- offering support and advice when you’re trying to stop
- being there when other support services are closed
