My advisor, Cathy suggested I try a combination of nicotine replacement products which Livewell provides for free. Having used Champix (a stop smoking prescription medicine) through Livewell previously I was disappointed to find it’s no longer available. In March this year, I decided enough was enough so I joined Livewell to kick my smoking habit for good. I’d got to the point where I was massively obese, out of breath and sleeping excessively. I was eating all the wrong foods and barely moving off the sofa so the weight piled on.
One cigarette led to another and soon I was back up to 60 cigarettes a day which was crippling me financially at £800 a month. Like a lot of people, I relapsed after quitting for eight years during the pandemic. And people who get expert support from local stop smoking services like Livewell are up to three times as likely to succeed. The 28-day Stoptober challenge takes place during October and is based on research that shows if you can stop smoking for 28 days, you are five times more likely to stay smoke-free for good. The 44-year-old from Alvaston is encouraging smokers in Derby to get support from Livewell to take up the Stoptober challenge so they can quit for good. Stopping smoking and losing weight transformed the taxi despatcher’s health – and he’s retraining to be a barber with the money he saved.
Mark has saved £800 a month by quitting smoking.
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