Quit Your Way – Smokefree Hebrides

‘We’re here to help’

No Smoking Day is the national day celebrating the success of people who have stopped smoking, and encourages those still smoking to try, try again, and give up for good.

For this year’s national No Smoking Day on 11^th March 2020, Quit Your Way Hebrides would like to help you ‘Get started on your quit journey today’. The local team will be spreading the word across the Western Isles, with a series of displays, activities and information from both ourselves, and ASH Scotland on the following social media sites:

• Facebook
• Twitter
• Instagram
• #NoSmokingDay
• #QYWresult 

However, the main focus for the Western Isles is to highlight the success of a range of clients who have successfully quit smoking and wanted to share their stories with other smokers in the hope of encouraging them to try quitting too.

NHS Western Isles Smoking Cessation Coordinator, Joanne O’Donnell, said: “How you quit smoking is your choice, and different ways work for different people. It’s all about finding what works best for you to help you quit for good. After a few days you’ll start to notice the changes, and there is a lot of help and support around for you from our specialist team across the Western Isles. We support No Smoking Day because we want to hear from people in the Western Isles, about how they stopped smoking, and to use those examples to encourage others who want to quit or who have tried before to give it up on No Smoking Day.”

The quotes are from some of our successful quitters from across the Islands. Each of our quitters has a different but very motivating quote to share and encourage you to make your own quit attempt.

Many people just decide to quit and realise that, with support, it was so much easier than they thought. Some people on the other hand may need to make more than one attempt to succeed, but each time they learn something about themselves and what helps or gets in the way. There’s free, expert advice from Quit Your Way Hebrides and your pharmacies and you can get prescriptions for help if you need them. Just have a think, and talk to people, and pick the best way for you to quit.

NHS stop-smoking services in the Western Isles don’t just support No Smoking Day, they work all year round and if you want to quit, we will be delighted to offer you our support. Please give us a call at ‘Quit Your Way’ Hebrides on 01851701623 (generic number covering all of the Western Isles) for expert advice and help, however you want it.

No smoking Day quotes

• “I wouldn’t have managed without the support of the Quit Your Way, Hebrides, Advisors. 100%!” Laura – Point
• “I felt really comfortable coming to the service. I never felt judged, go along and give it a try.” Sarah – Isle of Lewis
• “I was worried about being rejected because I’ve tried to quit before, but I was welcomed back. It really is okay to try again” Sarah – Isle of Lewis
• “You can have a wee chat about what helps. It is really good to get friendly support.” Christine – Bernera
• “I was smoke free for 6 months and it was really, really, great support. It was so good to know that the door was always open for me togo back if I needed to and I did, no need to have worried I was made very welcome.” Iain – Stornoway
• “Exercise played a role alongside the wonderful support from the Quit Your Way Hebrides friendly and supportive advisors” Mary- Stornoway
• “Having MS made it really important to me to quit smoking. Quit Your Way Hebrides offered me the reassurance and support that I needed to realise I could quit and I did. Almost four years now and what a difference. Why not give get in touch and you could be a quitter to.” Paul – Stornoway
• “Wonderful support from the Quit Your Way advisor. Mags was friendly informative and very encouraging. I smoked for 39 years and I never ever thought I would stop smoking but the wonderful support proved me wrong. It is never too late!” Cathy – Stornoway
• “Will power, Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) and support from the Quit Your Way team helped me to stop smoking. Please, please, give them a call and let them help you to quit too.” Chrissie – Isle of Harris
• “The Quit Your Way Hebrides service really helped and after three and half months quit I had a brief relapse. I am now back on track and Quit Your Way staff have always been supportive and really helped me to keep going” Donald- Isle of Harris
• " Quitting smoking is the most positive thing I have done to improve my health and finances in years" John – Isle of Barra
• “The Quit Your Hebrides team are very supportive and always ready to tell you the positives of not smoking” William – Isle of Uist
• “The Quit Your Way Hebrides service was very, very helpful, first time for years I feel I have made progress with stopping” John –Isle of Uist
• “I tried many times to stop and only with the Quit Your Way Hebrides service did I manage to stop and stay stopped.” Neil – Isle of Uist
• “The Quit Your Way Hebrides service is great; I wouldn't have stopped smoking without them.” Mary- Isle of Uist
• “For me it was 100% success, the Quit Your Way Hebrides team were a great help.” Annie – Isle of Uist
• “I can honestly say I would have smoked again only for the Quit Your Way service.” Mairi – Isle of Uist