Bolton has been given a slice of Government funding to help residents quit the habit. The town has a higher than average number of smokers when compared to other parts of the country. Now Bolton is set to spend a grant of more than £400,000 on stop smoking services This week a new initiative was launched to create a Smokefree Bolton this week during Stoptober - which takes place annually in October.
The launch took place in Queens Park . The project aims to help more people stamp out the habit to create healthier, happier and financially better off local people - and communities. Public health chiefs say quitting smoking is a challenge, but there's no need to go it alone – smokers are three times more likely to succeed in quitting with specialist help.
Smokefree Bolton supports local smokers, aged 12 years and over, with free personalised support and nicotine replacement therapies to quit the habit for good. It is delivered by community stop smoking services including Your Health Bolton, Bolton Pharmacies and Bolton NHS as well as using mobile apps. There is also support from national companies such as Allen Carr’s Easyway Stop Smoking method.
Quitting is said to be a great opportunity to improve health overnight and typically save £2,000 a year on average buying cigarettes. The Government is providing extra funding for Bolton to strengthen its stop smoking services and encourage more people to make a quit attempt. Initially the funding is for one year, but this may be .
