NHS Lothian Quit Your Way

28/04/2026

A landmark new law, will create a “smoke-free generation” by making it illegal for anyone born on or after 1st of January 2009 to ever buy to***co.

28/04/2026

Contact us to self-refer or to get more info about stopping smoking.

Telephone numbers:
Edinburgh office- 0131 286 5113
East & Midlothian office- 0131 537 9914
West Lothian office- 01506 651 829

28/04/2026

People with poor mental health are likely to feel much calmer and more positive, and have a better quality of life, after stopping smoking. Evidence suggests the beneficial effect of stopping smoking on symptoms of anxiety and depression can equal that of taking antidepressants.
More info ⬇

Find out how stopping smoking can help your mental health by improving your mood and easing stress and symptoms of anxiety and depression.

24/04/2026

Research shows that there are 5 key ways to improve our mental health and wellbeing.
More info ⬇
https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/self-help/guides-tools-and-activities/five-steps-to-mental-wellbeing/

22/04/2026

From the first day you stop smoking your health will start to improve. Even if you already have some health problems from smoking, you can still improve your health by quitting. Some of these problems might even get better or go away when you quit.
Head over to Bupa to discover what happens to your body when you quit smoking ⬇

Dr Sarah Griffiths, Lead Behavioural Insights Specialist at Bupa, discusses the benefits of stopping smoking and suggests ways to help you quit.

20/04/2026

A lot of people say that smoking helps calm them down and relax.

This calming effect that people think smoking has, is often a combination of stepping away from the stressful situation, deep breathing (needed for smoking) and getting dopamine levels topped up.

Click here to find other ways of dealing with stress ⬇

https://www.nhsinform.scot/mental-health/stress-and-anger/

26/03/2026

Worried about your teen smoking or va**ng?
Check out this guide from ASH Scotland about talking to your teen about smoking ⬇⬇
https://ashscotland.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/talking-to-teens-about-smoking-pdf.pdf

24/03/2026

Smoking increases your risk of developing Type 2 diabetes.
Diabetes is a condition where the glucose levels in your body are too high because either your body cannot make or cannot properly use a hormone called insulin.
High blood glucose levels can seriously damage your body, including your eyes, feet, kidneys and heart.

More info on smoking and diabetes ⬇⬇

https://mydiabetesmyway.scot.nhs.uk/resources/internal/smoking-and-diabetes/

19/03/2026

Get support to stop smoking and give your finances a boost.
Head over to NHS Inform to see how much money you could gain by stopping smoking ➡ www.nhsinform.scot/stopping-smoking/calculate-my-savings

Quitting smoking will not only give you a financial boost but it will also improve your health and reduce stress and anxiety.

Self-refer for support ⬇
tinyurl.com/qywlothian

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Quitting smoking really does lead to a richer life in more ways than one. Use our quit calculator tool and see how much you have spent on ci******es. Then come up with some thoughts on how to better spend that money.

17/03/2026

There are lots of things that can affect your sleep, smoking is one of them.

Find out more about sleep problems and how to help your sleep at NHS UK ⬇⬇

Learn about sleep problems, including what it means to be sleep deprived or have insomnia. Plus find out how sleep hygiene can help if you are struggling to sleep.

16/03/2026