The HSE is inviting people who smoke to ‘Take Back Control’ by trying the 28-day no smoking challenge this October. Our message is once you quit smoking, you realise it’s not the friend you thought it was.
Quit for 28 days and start taking back control. Find out how at Quit.ie
Early this year the HSE announced free nicotine replacement therapies (NRT) for anyone who wants to quit smoking.
Dr Paul Kavanagh, HSE Public Health Medicine Lead with the Tobacco Free Ireland Programme, outlines how NRT works: “We sometimes talk about smoking as a choice but the reality is that it is an addiction. Nicotine makes cigarettes addictive and hard to give up. You will double your chances of quitting for good if you get support from QUIT.ie and use NRT, which is now provided free from local stop smoking clinics”.
How you can help
Please share the video with your own message or post it to your social pages tagging @HSEQuitTeam.
Social media: You can support the campaign by reposting and sharing posts from the HSE on our official accounts.
Sample messages:
- Once you quit smoking, you realise it’s not the friend you thought it was. Quit for 28 days and start taking back control. Find out how at Quit.ie
#TakeBackControl
- Stop smoking for 28 days and you’re five times more likely to quit for good. Find out how at Quit.ie
- You can now access Nicotine Replacement Therapies (NRTs) for free through your local stop smoking service. Find out how https://www2.hse.ie/living-well/quit-smoking/nicotine-replacement-therapy/nrt-to-help-you-stop-smoking/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/HSEquit
Twitter: @HSEQuitTeam #TakeBackControl
Instagram: www.instagram.com/hse_quit/
Listen to and share our HSE Talking Health and Wellbeing Tobacco Free Ireland Podcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/03-tobacco-free-ireland/id1671820242?i=1000603236864