**Thankyou for your interest in the stop smoking service. We are currently experiencing high demand and waiting times are approximately 5-6 weeks currently**

Stop Smoking Service

Here to help

If you or someone you know is looking to quit smoking, we’re here to help. You are up to three times more likely to quit if you use a combination of Stop Smoking medication with specialist help and support from your local Stop Smoking Service. Our friendly, specialist advisors offer free advice and support across Central Bedfordshire, Bedford Borough and Milton Keynes.

By getting support from the Stop Smoking Service you will:

  • Get help to find the right product for you and guidance on how to use it. There are a wide range of products available including a selection of Nicotine Replacement products (NRT), Medications and free Vapes.
  • Receive specialist behavioural support to help tweak habits and behaviours that trigger the desire to smoke.
  • Talk to an experienced advisor, who has helped many people to quit and can share their expertise with you.
  • To view our privacy policy on how we collect and store your data please click here.

 

Latest News

8Jan
8Jan

Quit for a week and save a day, say health experts

Please read this very interesting news article: Smokers who choose to quit on 1 January could save a whole day of their life by 8 January, according to new research – Quit for a week and save a day, say health experts  – GOV.UK

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5Dec

🎄The Stop Smoking Service Christmas Newsletter 🎄

Wishing You a Healthier, Happier Holiday Season! This year, why not give yourself the greatest gift—improved health by quitting smoking? Let’s start a journey toward a smoke-free 2025! 🎁 The Gift of Good Health Did you know that within just 20 minutes of quitting smoking, your heart rate and blood pressure begin to improve? By […]

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25Jul
25Jul

Tobacco – counterfeit, foreign labelled or illicit tobacco

Report sellers of illicit and counterfeit tobacco to Trading Standards You may know illegal tobacco by terms such as ‘dodgy fags, fake cigs, cheap tobacco, foreign cigs’ etc. These terms are used to describe cigarettes and hand rolling tobacco which has either been smuggled into the country and avoids taxation or is not made by […]

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1,255

Our quitting counter

We’ve supported 1,255 people over the last year to stop smoking (April 23-March 34)

 

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