03 October 2023
Stoptober is back, calling on smokers to join the 2.5 million others who have made a quit attempt since the campaign first launched in 2012. Smoking remains the biggest behavioural cause of preventable death, with 64,000 deaths a year and quitting is one of the best things a smoker can do for their health. If you quit for 28 days, you’re five times more likely to quit for good. That is why West Northamptonshire Public Health Team are encouraging you to join thousands of others who are committing to quitting this October.  
When you stop smoking good things start to happen, within days or weeks you have more energy, and your senses of taste and smell improve. A new nationwide survey shows 95% of ex-smokers see positive changes in their life as early as two weeks after quitting. In the East Midlands the research found some of the top benefits ex-smokers saw within those two weeks to be: 
While the health benefits are significant one of the good thing things often overlooked is financial wellbeing. The average smoker spends £38.59 a week on Tobacco meaning quitting could save you around £2,000 per year. Quitting this Autumn could ease financial pressures and you could see significant improvements to physical and mental health.
If you are looking for support you can access, the Stop Smoking Services at West Northamptonshire Councils offers a 12-week telephone or face-face support, with e-cigarettes and nicotine replacement therapy sent straight your door. A a telephone clinic is available Monday to Friday and face to face clinics on the following days:
To find out more information please visit www.westnorthants.gov.uk/stopsmoking or you can get in touch with the service today on 0300 126 5700.
Stoptober offers a range of free quitting tools including the NHS Quit Smoking app, Facebook messenger bot, Stoptober Facebook online communities, daily emails and SMS, and an online Personal Quit Plan tool. Just search ‘Stoptober’ for more information or visit the Better Health Quit Smoking Website. 
© West Northamptonshire Council 2023

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