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Giving up smoking certainly has its challenges, but it also has endless rewards, including health benefits and financial gain. There are many reasons why someone may delay a quit attempt and one of these reasons is the fear of gaining weight. The truth is, smoking suppresses appetite. Once you stop smoking you may gain weight […]
New analysis by the charity Action on Smoking Health, in conjunction with University College London, has found that over a million people in the UK have stopped smoking since the COVID-19 pandemic hit the country. A further 440,000 smokers tried to quit during this period [1]. In a new campaign to try and encourage more […]
From today, Luton and Dunstable University Hospital is a smokefree site. Staff, visitors and patients are not permitted to smoke or vape within hospitals grounds and information is available across the site about the support on offer for those that want to use this as an opportunity to quit for good. Contact us today for more […]
From Monday 3 August, Luton and Dunstable University Hospital will be a smokefree site. This means that patients, visitors and staff will be asked not to smoke, or vape, within the hospital’s grounds. Signage will be placed around the hospital buildings and site to promote the smokefree status and staff will be trained […]
Did you know in England and Wales at least 23,000 young people will take up smoking by the age of 15 every year! Most will live with family members who smoke, seeing smoking as a very normal behaviour. The younger someone takes up smoking, the more harm they can cause to themselves, becoming extremely addicted […]
Let’s face it, life can be stressful, and we all deal with stress in different ways. Stress is very common, it can have an impact on how the day plays out and can overspill onto our mood, sleep, relationships, health and wellbeing. Stress is a common trigger that can often lead back to smoking. Some […]
Did you know you are 3x more likely to successfully quit smoking with support than by going it alone? We understand that every smoker is an individual and so is their journey to quitting smoking. We offer free, professional, one-to-one support and a range of different medications to help beat cravings. We also fully support […]
The following article was written by ASH for World No Tobacco Day 2020 (31st May). Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) is a health charity working to eliminate the harm caused by tobacco use. For more information see: www.ash.org.uk/about-ash. If you or a young person you know would like support to stop smoking, […]
What is it? The Voke is a plastic tube that is refilled with nicotine by pressing it against the bottom of the box which contains a cannister. It has no heat, no battery and No vapour when exhaled. 1 box contains around 20 x 0.45mg charges. It is not an electronic cigarette; it is a […]
