Smoking

Why should I give up smoking?

Smoking causes cancer and is also associated with more than 50 different diseases and disorders, many of which are fatal. Giving up smoking saves you money, improves your sex life, gives you younger looking skin, boosts your fertility and gives you more energy. For more information about the reasons for giving up, visit the smoking pages on the NHS Choices website.

Where can I get help with giving up smoking?

The Oxfordshire Smoking Advice Service gives advice and support to smokers who would like to stop smoking. They offer all smokers the opportunity to attend courses to stop smoking. The courses run for a total of seven session, each one hour long, spread over six weeks. They are free of charge. You can apply to attend the courses online at the Smokefree Oxfordshire website.

You can get more help and advice on giving up smoking on the Go Smokefree website and the smoking pages on the DirectGov website.

Alternatively, you can use the contact details below for professional help and advice on smoking issues:

Where can I get information about the new smoking legislation?

On 1 July 2007 virtually all enclosed and substantially enclosed public places and workplaces in England went smokefree. For more information on the legislation, visit our Smokefree Oxford page.

Visit our Health Links page for useful links to other websites related to health and medical advice in Oxford.

Page last reviewed 16 Apr 2008