I have smoked for 15/16 years,20-30 a day and I have never tried to quit before. I only enjoyed the morning and before bed cigarette, the rest were boredom or habit. I was worried about quitting. I didn’t think I’d be able to do it but I’ve done better than I thought I would. I
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Maintaining regular exercise is a fantastic way to lose weight and improve your overall health and wellbeing. With Devon being in its third lockdown, its important now more than ever to keep doing physical activity in your home or outside. Many people may have found it hard to keep doing exercise since the closure of
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I am 74 and have smoked for over 60 years and smoked over 20 a day. I stopped when I was pregnant and one other time for a short period but always ended up smoking again. I have COPD and asthma and obviously struggle with breathing. My health concerns me and I know giving up
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After a midwife referral our client is now three months smoke free. “I was pregnant and my midwife referred me. It was easy to attend the clinic because the face-to-face sessions were convenient and near where I live as I don’t drive. I was also able to access free NRT.” “I saw my Adviser, Denise,
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Exeter male client has succeed in stopping smoking with our service and in the process has already saved £1200.00 and has greater lung capacity. Having been told about our service by his GP and after the client had been hospitalized with suspected Covid, he had pneumonia and kidney failure, the client rang the service and
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At 22 weeks this client was referred to us by her midwife. She had considered quitting for about a year before but the pregnancy swung the decision. She had smoked for 17 years prior to working with OSS. ‘I was recommend the service by the midwife as I am pregnant. I also felt like it
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A client who has lung and bone cancer was referred to One Small Step by the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital. Aaron suffers from lung and bone cancer and is currently going through chemo treatment. It was really important for Aaron, to ensure he quit smoking for good – to help improve his health. Aaron
Posted in Stop Smoking Success StoryThere have been some conflicting studies for and against COVID-19 and smoking. As the virus is so new it takes time to gather information and produce reliable robust evidence-based studies from the limited data available. This can be a very confusing time for smokers. Let’s look at the facts and focus on what we do know.
Posted in Stop SmokingAre you worried about the coronavirus (COVID-19) and the life changes it may bring to you and your family? This is probably a stressful time, with lots of lifestyle changes but it is only temporary and there are things out there that you can try to help with your wellbeing. This article will provide hints
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I wanted to quit smoking but wasn’t sure how to go about it, I found OneSmallStep on Facebook. Having a stop smoking advisor call me each week to offer support in a really friendly and knowledge way was helpful. In the early days it acted as an extra incentive not to ‘cheat’