Here's how we can help you
Are you looking to stop smoking? The Lewisham NHS Stop Smoking Service website can help you find out everything you need to know on how we cn help you to stop smoking.
Appointments & dropins
17 locations across Lewisham
Online quit tool
Step by step tool to help you quit
Specialist services
Covering pregnancy & mental health
Treatments
Medication to suit all individuals
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Coping & Craving
Stop & Stay Stopped
Helping with withdrawal
Minutes away from better health
Your quit day!
20 min
Your blood pressure and pulse return to normal. Circulation improves - especially in hands and feet.
8 hours
Your blood oxygen levels return to normal and your chance of having a heart attack falls.
24 hours
Carbon monoxide leaves your body. Your lungs start to clear out mucus and debris.
48 hours
Congratulations! Your body is now nicotine free. Have you noticed how your sense of taste and smell have improved?
72 hours
Your breathing is easier. You have more energy.
2-12 weeks
Circulation is now improved throughout your body. It's easier for you to walk and exercise now.
3-9 months
Your lung efficiency is up by 5-10%. Breathing problems are fading away. Say goodbye to coughing, shortness of breath and wheezing.
5 years
You now have only half the chance of having a heart attack compared to a smoker.
10 years
The chance of you getting lung cancer is now half that of a smoker. Your chances of having a heart attack are now the same as someone who's never smoked.
