Advice and information are available at your request from the surgery or your local pharmacy.
Below are a number of useful links for advice on how to stop smoking.
More useful links are available via our health information page.
Local Smoking Advice and Smoking Cessation Groups
East Renfrewshire Smokefree Community Services
Weekday and evening Stop Smoking Support Sessions are run in local venues throughout the area. Some of these venues include:
- Barrhead Health Centre
- Clarkston Clinic
Stop Smoking Support Sessions are relaxed, informal and fun.
They last for 7 weeks in total, with each session lasting about an hour.
Quitting smoking with a support session is one of the best ways to stop successfully.
One-to-one support in exceptional circumstances or telephone support could be available if you are housebound.
If you are interested in attending a support session or would like additional information on the service available in the East Renfrewshire area, please contact 0141 577 4804.
SmokeFree
NHS Free Smoking Helpline 0800 022 4 332
7 days a week, 7am to 11pm. Here to help you!
The NHS have produced “Smokefree”, a dedicated service to inform everyone of the dangers of smoking, the benefits to giving up and how they can help you kick the habit.
QUIT
QUIT is the independent charity whose aim is to save lives by helping smokers to stop. Smokers wanting to QUIT should call 0800 00 22 00 or email [email protected] for free, individual, same-day advice from our trained counsellors.
NHS Choices – Stop Smoking
NHS Stop Smoking Tracker
This desktop application will help you to stop smoking successfully by providing a 30-day course of daily messages, information and tips straight to your computer.