What is Stoptober?
Stoptober is a 28 day long campaign which runs each October during which participants are encouraged to stop smoking. Public Health England created the annual campaign in 2012 and continues to fund it.
The idea behind the event is based on evidence that shows that after twenty eight days without a cigarette smokers are as much as five times more likely to give up smoking for good.
What support can I get?
There a lots of ways to quit and Stoptober can help you find what works for you. It also provides a range of free support to help you including an app, daily emails, Facebook Messenger and lots of encouragement from the Stoptober online community on Facebook. In addition, you can get expert face-to-face advice from local stop smoking services.
More information is available here or for local NHS stop smoking services contact Sunderland Stop Smoking Service or Change4Life South Tyneside.
