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This is a self-referral/self-help advice page for your condition

Your condition is best managed by contacting the smoking cessation service.

About this service

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SMOKING IN PERSPECTIVE

If you are worried about your health, please consider that continuing to smoke means that there will be a 1 in 2 (50%) chance of something bad happening to you related to smoking.

The effect of stopping smoking exceeds the effectiveness of any intervention offered by a medical professional, that is, you will do your health more good by stopping smoking, than any doctor could ever do for you.

Please self-refer to the stop smoking service below.

What does it do?

For help and support in stopping smoking, please self-refer to a smoking cessation service.

Can I refer myself?

Yes, you can self-refer to this service without seeing or speaking to a GP first

How do I get to it?

Please note that we do not prescribe stop smoking medication requested by this service, e.g., nicotine replacement therapy, varenicline (Champix), bupropion (Zyban) - the service will be able to provide this medication for you directly

How to get back here?

Bookmark this page in your browser by pressing CTRL and D or type the shortcut ivy.gs/smoking

Who else can I go to?

Please see our index of services you can self-refer to or type the shortcut ivy.gs/selfrefer or ivy.gs/index

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Smoking Cessation Service