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Smoking Concerns

Smoking Concerns
Smoking Concerns is the specialist tobacco project at Greater Glasgow NHS Board

Giving up smoking
Giving up smoking is not easy but there are lots of services which can increase your chances of giving up successfully.

Quit smoking
There are loads of health benefits when you quit smoking but the first couple of weeks can be hard work

Stop smoking
It is never too late to stop smoking and the health benefits start to kick in 20 minutes after stopping

 

Latest Site Additions

27/02/2008
Stop Smoking Groups for 2008
Stop smoking with support in your local area

30/08/2007
Laws prohibiting smoking in vehicles carrying children
adopted in some US states, Puerto Rico & South Australia

21/08/2007
Stop Smoking Figures for Glasgow
Recently published figures showing the number of quit attempts & success rates across Scotland

26/03/2007
Smoking ban hailed as great success
Report shows the ban is helping people quit smoking

14/03/2007
NHS Greater Glasgow's No Smoking Policy
All NHS grounds smoke free 26th March 2007

14/03/2007
Rangers & Celtic call time on smoking
Tackling illicit smoking in the toilets at Ibrox & Parkhead grounds

14/11/2006
The sweet smell of tobacco...?
Tobacco companies add sweet flavours to cigarettes to make them more palatable.

 

Welcome to the new smoking concerns website

Welcome to the Smoking Concerns website. Smoking Concerns is the specialist tobacco project at Greater Glasgow NHS Board & we hope that you will find our website interesting & useful.

Giving up smoking is not easy but there is lots of help available if you feel the time is right for you. Throughout our website there is information about how to successfully quit smoking & how to find services in your local area that will help.

It may be that you are looking for information to help someone else to stop smoking - browse the public, professional or youth sections for pointers & guidelines.

Whatever you are looking for, we hope that you'll find it here!  

 

 

 

 

Free Activity Pages

Trying to quit?

Getting help to stop
There are lots of services available within Glasgow to help you quit. To find out more, click on the headline above

The truth about Cannabis
What is Cannabis? Does it harm me? Can I get addicted? Up to date & honest information about Cannabis use.

How addicted are you?
Answer our short questionnaire and find out how addicted you are to cigarettes

Peer Education Report
A peer eduation pilot to help young people help peers to quit / learn more about the issues of tobacco was run in 2 of Glasgow's East End schools. The report is now available.