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Stoptober 2025

Stop smoking for Stoptober and you’re 5 times more likely to quit for good.

  • Stop smoking for the 28 days of Stoptober and you’re five times more likely to quit for good.
  • Over 2.5 million people have quit smoking with Stoptober – join thousands of other smokers committing to quit this October.
  • Quitting smoking is the best thing you can do for your health. When you stop there are almost immediate improvements to your health.

Quit smoking – Better Health – NHS (www.nhs.uk)

The benefits for you

For smokers, quitting is the best thing you can do for your health and the health of those around you. It is never too late to quit and the benefits are almost immediate.

The benefits for your loved ones

Whenever you light up, second-hand smoke is produced. This is the smoke exhaled by you, plus the smoke created by the lit end of a cigarette. This isn’t just unpleasant; it can be a killer and children are particularly vulnerable to second-hand smoke. Children have less well-developed airways, lungs and immune systems and are more likely to suffer from breathing problems, allergies, chest infections and are at greater risk of cot death

Support available

Please see the support available to you to make your journey to quitting smoking a success and best of all it is FREE to access!

Free stop smoking services in West Sussex:

Smoking > Stop smoking services in West Sussex / West Sussex Wellbeing / Provided by West Sussex County Council

Free stop smoking services in Brighton and Hove:

Help to stop smoking (brighton-hove.gov.uk)

NHS stop smoking support and app. Get your free personalised plan, find out about stop smoking aids and track your progress: https://www.nhs.uk/better-health/quit-smoking/

 

 

 

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Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust runs a confidential secure text messaging service for parents of children aged 0-5 years called ParentLine. The service operates Monday to Friday between 9.30am and 4.30pm in Brighton & Hove and Monday to Friday between 9am to 4.30pm in West Sussex, excluding bank holidays. All texts will be responded to by a health visitor within 24 hours. Outside of the service working hours, you’ll receive a message back to inform you that your text will be responded to once the line reopens.

Should you require urgent health advice in the meantime, please contact your GP, visit an NHS walk-in centre or call NHS 111. For emergencies, dial 999 or visit A&E.

This page was last reviewed on 01-10-2025

This page will be next reviewed on 01-10-2028