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Welcome to Smoke-Free Highland

Here you will find information to help you if you are thinking about stopping smoking or vaping, or if you want to help or encourage someone you know to stop smoking, or if you want to make your home and car smoke-free.

We know that it’s not an easy thing to do on your own but we are here to help.  Smoke-free services help thousands of people in Scotland stop smoking every year.

Smoking is an addiction that for most smokers is hard to quit. We are confident that with our help you can quit, and with encouragement and support make your life and the lives of those around you smoke-free.

About the NHS Highland Smoke-Free service

We are not here to tell you all the bad things about smoking as you already know what they are.

We are here to help, advise, encourage, motivate and support you at every step of your journey. We will tailor a unique programme for you and support you in that programme.  And if you don’t succeed at first, we will not judge or criticise. We will help you to review what you have achieved and will continue to work with you until you succeed.

Many people can quit on their own but there is much evidence to show that quitting with our help is three times more successful and that you are likely to stay smoke-free.  Many studies have shown it is easier to stop smoking and to stay smoke-free if you do it with our help.

With your determination and commitment, and our encouragement and support we are confident that you too can be smoke free.

You can also read more about what is being done nationally to reduce or prevent smoking, including if you are a parent or carer.

Many thanks for your help and support over the last 12 weeks. It really means a lot to me to be able to say ‘I’m still smoke-free.’ I’m happy to share this if it will help others to take the same journey to better health (and wealth) that I have.

Client, 2023

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