Stop smoking challenge returns

NEXT month Stoptober returns to challenge smokers across Warrington to quit for 28 days.
The national 28 day stop smoking attempt returns following its huge success last year which saw 160,000 people complete the challenge.
LiveWire is leading this stop smoking campaign in Warrington in a bid to help the town to quit. Smoking rates declined within Warrington between 2001 and 2006 but current figures estimated 21.3%. of adults in Warrington still smoke. Making smoking the nation’s biggest killer with half of long-term smokers dying prematurely from a smoking disease.
LiveWire’s Health and Wellbeing Manager said: “We want to encourage the people of Warrington to visit us for free support and advice about stopping smoking for Stoptober. We run drop in sessions throughout Warrington for all ages and can give you free advice on the correct products to use to ensure you are getting the right support with your quit attempt.
“If you want to try quitting for the month, then you are 4 times more likely to quit with treatments and support from us.”
Stoptober, ran by Public Health England, comes as new research shows the extra years of life that can be gained by giving up smoking and staying smokefree.
Someone who quits smoking for Stoptober, and doesn’t smoke again, could gain an extra seven days of life, every 28 days, for the rest of their life.
A person stopping smoking for 28 days is five times more likely to stay smokefree and Stoptober’s ambition is to help smokers achieve this goal.
Along with the health benefits, quitting saves the average smoker over £150 a month and almost £2,000 a year. During last year’s Stoptober campaign, a staggering £25 million was saved by the 160,000 people from not buying cigarettes.
Stoptober provides smokers with a range of free support including a new stop smoking pack, a 28-day mobile phone app and text support with daily updates and quitting advice, detailed tools and tips for coping, as well as the encouragement and support from thousands of people quitting together through Stoptober social media.
Stoptober 2013 starts on Tuesday 1st October and runs for 28 days. For more information and to join the biggest stop smoking challenge of its kind visit www.livewirewarrington.co.uk/lifestyles or free phone LiveWire’s Stop Smoking Team on 0300 003 0818