Bristol stop smoking service costs, the service they provide and how it works when you sign up a patient.
When talking to someone about getting help to quit from the stop smoking service, it's natural for them to have questions.
This information should help you answer most of the questions they have.
Costs
Everyone Health, the Bristol stop smoking service is free.
After their initial 2-week supply of medication from the service, they can choose to start buying their own nicotine replacement therapy.
This could be with the money they're saving, or they can request an ongoing prescription from their GP. If they do not get free prescriptions, they might need to pay a prescription fee.
If they would like to stop smoking using a vape, they can get a free vape kit from the stop smoking service, to use instead of stop smoking medication.
New research shows that vaping is just as effective at helping people stop smoking as stop smoking medication. They should speak to their advisor for more information.
A welcoming service
We have a team of trained professionals who have been supporting people to stop smoking in Bristol for years.
Some of our team are ex-smokers themselves. They're friendly, supportive, they don't judge, and they're ready to help.
If they've tried to quit before
Even if they've tried to quit before (successful or not) Everyone Health will still help them in quitting again.
They understand that quitting smoking is not easy, and they want to help them succeed.
Help with NRT
Everyone Health can order nicotine replacement therapy after a client's first session. This is then delivered to their address.
Setting a quit date to stop smoking completely
When quitting smoking with Everyone Health they set a quit date and then completely stop, rather than slowly reducing the amount they smoke over a longer period of time.
While slowly reducing the amount someone smokes might seem like a good idea, every time they smoke they will continue to feed the addiction and quitting will become harder.
The longer someone continues to smoke, the more damage they will do to their health, so Everyone Health gives them the best chance of quitting for good.