Bexley Stop Smoking Service has helped thousands of people living and working in the borough to stop smoking and stay stopped. If you’re a past service user who’s gone back to smoking – don’t despair. We would love you to try again with us. For many people it takes more than one attempt to break years of smoking addiction.
This is feedback from one of our successful quitters:
“I recently saw the article in the News Shopper regarding your 10th anniversary and I wanted to thank you for helping me to give up smoking five years ago.
I had my very last cigarette on October 14th 2004 standing outside Queen Mary's hospital thinking ‘Oh my god what am I doing!!!’ I do have to say I have not looked back since. It was the best thing I have ever done and continue to do.
In the beginning it was definitely a roller coaster but I never gave into the urge. It was a difficult time as I had recently lost my mum but in a way that kept me on track because I know she would have been really proud of me as she hated me smoking and now, I cant ever imagine putting another one of those cigs in my mouth.
I do know that there was no way I would have ever done it without the support of the group.
So thank you from a NON-SMOKER
Best Regards
Paula”
GP Surgery Support
Brian Bridges had been a smoker for most of his life but he decided he'd had enough of feeling puffed out and wasting his money on cigarettes. 60-plus Brian went down to his GP Surgery in Welling to get some help to stop. He was supported by Harinder Sandhu from the core team during the first month of quitting and is now smokefree. His wife was also a life-long smoker but she was so impressed by Brian's example that she decided to give up as well and is now enjoying the benefits of not smoking. They have both returned from a smokeree holiday in Benidorm! It's never too late to stop and there's plenty of free, professional support to quit at all GP surgeries in Bexley. Just ask for an appointment with the Stop Smoking Advisor and take the first step back to a healthier lifestyle.
If you have any comments about your experience of using our service please email us. Your comments may appear on our website and could help someone else who is wondering whether to use our service. You may be a past quitter who would like to post a message to let your fellow group quitters know that you have remained smoke free. We would be happy to hear from you. Email: stopsmoking@bexley.nhs.uk