More than five million adults in England still smoke and it causes 75,000 deaths a year, making it the biggest cause of preventable illness and death. Quitting smoking is one of the best things you can do for your health, but if you quit smoking for 28 days, you’re five times more likely to quit for good.

Going ‘cold turkey’ is still the most common way that people attempt to give up, but quit attempts are successful more often when using quit smoking support.

That’s why this year’s Stoptober campaign is encouraging smokers to quit this October by exploring the free support available. 

There’s a wide range of free quitting tools available, including the NHS Quit Smoking app, the Personal Quit Plan, expert support from local stop smoking services and a Smokefree Facebook support group. There's also lots of information about aids such as nicotine-free medicines, nicotine replacement therapies and vaping, available on the NHS Better Health website.

For more information on how to quit smoking search quit smoking on the intranet.