No Smoking Day (NSD), which is on the second Wednesday in March every year! This year No Smoking Day 2023 will be held on March 8th.
The theme for No Smoking Day 2023 is “stopping smoking improves your brain health”. While it’s never too late to make positive changes, keeping your heart healthy in your forties and fifties seems to be particularly important for helping to reduce your risk of dementia. The same chemicals which cause damage to the heart also cause damage to the brain.
Action on Smoking and Health are working with Alzheimer’s Research UK, whose research shows dementia is the most feared health condition for people over the age of 55 – more than any other life-threatening disease including cancer and diabetes. Only 18% of smokers know that smoking causes dementia, compared to over 70% who know that smoking causes lung diseases and cancers.
Make No Smoking Day 2023 the day you quit for good – you’ve got what it takes! Quitting smoking improves your brain health and reduces your chances of dementia. Getting support really boosts your chances of quitting – you’re up to three times as likely to succeed.
- Support from local stop smoking services gives you the best chance of success, and GPs & Pharmacists can also give adivce and tips to help you quit
It’s never too late to quit – stopping smoking improves health and wellbeing, even if you’re already sick from smoking. On average smokers spend £47 a week on tobacco, that’s nearly £2,500 a year to spend on other things once you quit.
There are a range of free quitting support to help you on No Smoking Day including…
- The NHS Quit Smoking app, which helps you to track your progress, see how much you’re saving and get daily support!
- Daily Email Support – If you would like some extra support, you can sign up for 28 days of stop smoking advice and tips, delivered straight to your inbox.
- You do not have to do it alone; join others going through the same thing in a friendly and supportive environment. Join the Quit Smoking Support Group on Facebook.
- Call the free National Smokefree Helpline on 0300 123 1044, where you can talk to a trained advisor for advice and support. Monday to Friday 9am to 8pm, and Saturday/Sunday 11am to 4pm.
- For information and advice on stop smoking aids, including how vaping can help you quit; and an online Personal Quit Plan tool that helps you find a combination of support thats right for you, click here.
- Expert support from local stop smoking services, including… Sunderland Stop Smoking Service, Sunderland Specialist Stop Smoking Service, Sunderland Stop Smoking Online Community, South Tyneside Support To Quit Smoking and South Tynesides Peer Pals
