Quit Your Way - Tayside Call: 01382 424127

21/12/2025

To***co and other products which contain ni****ne are very addictive and this is why they are so hard to stop using. It may be hard to stop smoking but it is not impossible to do with the right help and support. Understanding the addiction can help some people make a quit attempt as they can identify possible triggers and challenges to quitting.

Here are some ways you make your next quit attempt a positive one:

Reflect on every cigarette that you smoke and rate on a scale of 1 to 10 on how much you 'need' it or if it is because you are bored or anxious. This will help you think about what ones may be challenging to give up.

Be prepared with Ni****ne replacement therapy or other medication which is free from your local community pharmacy

Plan your quit day by getting rid of all smoking related products prior to your quit day

Use medication and attend weekly sessions at your pharmacy

Tell friends and family not to offer you any ci******es

Reward yourself with the money that you have saved from buying ci******es.

Good luck !!!

18/12/2025

GP surgeries will be closed on 25-28 December 2025 and 1-4 January 2026. They will be open as normal on 29 December and 5 January.
If you have a non-urgent health issue over the festive holidays, please wait until your GP surgery reopens, contact a local community pharmacy or visit www.nhsinform.scot for answers to common health questions and symptom checkers.

If you think you need A&E, but it’s not life-threatening, call NHS 24 on 111 day or night.

If it’s an emergency, you should call 999 or go to A&E. Do not attend A&E with a problem that you would normally see your GP with. This will allow A&E to concentrate on emergencies.

11/12/2025

Our last but certainly not least visit of our Christmas Campaign in Tayside.

Come along to the Lochee Community Larder & Cafe on Monday 15th December from 10am - 1pm!

We hope that you have been able to coma long and visit one of our pop up events which has been a great success with working alongside some of the incredible organisations within Tayside.

Remember, it is never too late to make a quit attempt and you can visit any local community pharmacy or call the Quit Your Way service locally on 01382 424127 or email tay.smokingcessationservice@nhs.scot to find out about all the ways NHS Tayside can help support you to become smoke free.

10/12/2025

This is an excellent video explaining why va**ng is so addictive but also what is the best way to quit va**ng to give yourself the best possible chance of being successful.

Your local pharmacy can give you guidance on what products you can purchase to help you.

Quitting ni****ne va**ng can be a challenge. In this guide, we will provide practical tips to help you quit safely and successfully.

10/12/2025

Some excellent information in this video.

As always, if you have any queries, drop us a PM!

Quitting smoking can be hard, but it can be much easier when you use stop-smoking products like ni****ne replacement therapies (NRTs).

10/12/2025

Health Improvement when you stop smoking.

Within 20 mins – blood pressure returns to normal

Within 8 hours -Oxygen levels in the blood return to normal

Within 24 hours - The lungs start to clear out the build-up of tar

Within 48 hours - Taste and smell are greatly improved

After 72 hours - Breathing becomes easier and energy levels increase

Around 2-12 weeks – Circulation improves, making walking, stair climbing and running a lot easier

Around 3 – 9 months – coughing, wheezing and breathing problems improve as lung function increases by up to 30%

and after 1 year – Risk of heart attack is halved

Remember, you can visit any local community pharmacy or call the Quit Your Way service locally on 01382 424127 or email tay.smokingcessationservice@nhs.scot to find out about all the ways NHS Tayside can help support you to become smoke free.

In Tayside, we also have an incentive scheme to quit smoking that offers £50 a month in weekly vouchers to spend at a local supermarket. Your local pharmacy can give you more information and let you know if you are eligible for the incentive scheme.

07/12/2025

This week sees some of the team attending Letham4All.

The Community Fridge is often mistaken as a Food Bank but the Community Fridge is open to anyone regardless of their financial circumstances, no referrals are needed and it can be visited as often as you like. Think about all the good food that gets wasted by local supermarkets and suppliers – that’s what inspired some local people to develop a Community Fridge, where good food is freely available to be used in the community to help tackle climate challenges.

Being a smoker affects so many things, from health to finances. Quitting smoking can boost all of this and more, it can help enhance personal wellbeing and even improve mental health.

If you're in Perth on Friday 12th Dec between 2pm and 4pm, come along and chat with the Quit Your Way Team about how you can quit for good this year while also reducing food waste!

03/12/2025

Of course, what each and everyone of us does has an impact on others and the environment, to***co has a massive negative impact on our environment. Here are just some of the ways it impacts... can you think of others?

Environmental

Cigarette butts are one of the largest single type of litter and over time each butt will break apart into microplastics, seeping toxic chemicals including arsenic, lead, formaldehyde and ni****ne into the earth and watercourses

Vapes - littering of these is a huge issue as some studies say that less than 17% of these are recycled correctly

Research conducted by the University of Edinburgh shows that shops selling to***co are more common in the most deprived areas. This is a factor associated with higher smoking rates in these areas.

To***co crops increase deforestation - Around 3.5 million hectares of land are destroyed for to***co growing each year. To***co curing cause green to***co sickness - is an occupational poisoning that can affect workers who cultivate and harvest to***co. It occurs when workers absorb ni****ne through the skin as they come into contact with leaves of the mature to***co plant. GTS is characterized largely by nausea, vomiting, headache, muscle weakness, and dizziness

Remember, you can visit any local community pharmacy or call the Quit Your Way service locally on 01382 424127 or email tay.smokingcessationservice@nhs.scot to find out about all the ways NHS Tayside can help support you to become smoke free.

01/12/2025

Be quick! 🏃‍➡️🏃‍♀️‍➡️

Pop along and find out more information on World AID day today until noon

All set up in the Atrium at Pullar House for World AIDS Day today until 12 noon. Pop by and say hi, learn more about HIV and grab your red ribbon.

Wise up, speak up, reach out and get to

NHS TaysidePerth and Kinross Council

01/12/2025

We know that using a v**e is safer than using to***co products (NOT safe, safer for those over 18ys, to***co user and for short term use) but please recycle old or broken v**es responsibly and safely.

Six months after disposable v**e ban, waste firm calls for stronger measures to control them being disposed of incorrectly.

30/11/2025

Winter is tough for many of us, with rising costs putting extra pressure on households.

At Kirriemuir Food Hub we're here to help by making good food go further, cutting down on waste and easing food insecurity. Small positive steps like sharing surplus and finding new ways to use ingredients can save money and boost wellbeing. Stopping smoking is another positive step you can take to ease financial burdens whilst also being one of the best things you can do to improve your health.

Come along and meet the to***co team on Thursday 4th December 11am-1pm to have a chat about stop smoking services available in throughout Tayside, about smoking or va**ng.

26/11/2025

Budget news from earlier today sees the prices of to***co products increase today.

A typical 20-pack of ci******es — previously around £16.78, could rise to around £17.66.

Remember, your local community pharmacy can help you make a quit attempt with FREE medication, support and advice or drop us a PM for more information.