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Who to call

There are NHS stop smoking services close at hand wherever you live. Give them a call and have a chat about how you are going to give up.

If you’re not sure which area you come under, call Smokeline on 0800 84 84 84 or see if you can find out from our pharmacy scheme contacts.

• North west Edinburgh: 0131 552 8671
• North east Edinburgh: 0131 536 6247
• South west Edinburgh: 0131 537 7447
• South central Edinburgh: 0131 536 9759
• South east Edinburgh: 0131 672 9532
• There are also services at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and Western General Hospital: 0131 242 1853.

• Pregnant women in Edinburgh: 0131 672 9533
• Young people in Edinburgh: 07 969 530 266
• Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender community throughout Lothian: 0131 558 9444

• West Lothian: 01506 523871
• Midlothian: 0131 537 9914
• East Lothian: 0131 537 9914
• Stop smoking services for pregnant women and young people may also be available, just ask when you ring.

Give yourself a break

• If someone offered you £1,800 a year for life you’d be pretty pleased. With a 20-a-day smoker spending at least £35 a week on cigarettes, that’s what you would save by stopping.
• Many smokers spend a lot of the time craving for cigarettes, so it’s no wonder 70% want to stop. Once they do they start to feel better, can do things without getting out of breathe and stop worrying about when they can have their next cigarette.