Cornwall Council, GB SMOKEFREE text service helps residents with their smoking cessation efforts

Cornwall Council, GB SMOKEFREE Text Service Cessation

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Local residents interested in quitting smoking texted SMOKEFREE to 82228. The Healthy Cornwall sent encouraging follow-up messages throughout January 2023. These messages included referrals to local cessation resources and reminders of the health benefits of cessation. Participants were referred to the NHS Quit Smoking mobile app and an online calculator showing estimated savings from eliminating cigarette purchases.

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‘Ditch the cigarettes in 2023 with new Stop Smoking text service’ - Cornwall Council

A new ‘stop smoking’ text message service is being launched this January to help smokers in Cornwall stub out their habit for good in 2023.

Stop smoking service launched in Cornwall for 2023 - BBC News

The text message service stays in touch with people wanting to quit for four weeks.