If you live in Dorset and currently smoke, you could get free support to help you quit. 

Quitting smoking brings health benefits almost immediately. We know it’s not easy, but you're four times more likely to succeed with support than by going it alone.

Free support to help you quit smoking 

Evidence shows that the most effective way to quit is with a combination of specialist support and stop-smoking tools and products.

Whether this is your first attempt or you’ve tried before and want to try again, there are a range of free local support options available, so you can choose the method that works best for you. 

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LiveWell Dorset

LiveWell Dorset offer free advice and support to people who want to quit smoking. This includes free nicotine replacement therapy, Allen Carr's Easyway seminar, behavioural support and vape kits. When you call LiveWell Dorset, one of their friendly advisors will help.
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Get a vape starter kit

Swap 2 Stop is a new nationwide campaign aimed at encouraging people who smoke to make the switch from smoking to vaping to improve their health. It offers a free vape starter kit alongside behaviour support and more. 
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Pharmacy and GP services

GP and pharmacies provide support to people who want to quit smoking, through face-to-face or virtual consultations during a quit attempt. They will offer advice on quit smoking aids and how to use them, including nicotine replacement therapy and vapes. 
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Smoking in pregnancy

Hospitals in Dorset provide specialised services to help pregnant women stop smoking. You should speak to your midwife about quitting for the health of you and your baby. The NHS has advice about stopping smoking in pregnancy and other support available to help you. 

What you need to know about vaping 

Vaping is recognised as one of the most effective ways of giving up smoking.
 
The evidence is clear that for people who smoke, switching to a regulated vape is much less harmful to health than continuing to smoke tobacco. Vaping poses a fraction of the risk compared to smoking, but they're not entirely risk-free which is why they're only recommended as a tool to help smokers quit. It is important to remember, if you do not smoke, then you should not vape, and children and young people should never vape. 
 
If you do vape, you should plan to quit that too once you know you won't return to smoking. You can find out how to quit vaping when you're ready on the NHS website.

Facts about vaping to quit smoking

Find facts about vaping to quit smoking and why vaping is much less harmful than smoking and how it can help you quit.