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There’s never been a better time!
Find Your Willpower!
Lambeth Stop Smoking Service now has an extra helping hand in the fight against smoking- Will Power! To find yours visit
England went Smokefree on 1 July!
Virtually all enclosed public places and workplaces in England are now Smokefree. To find out what this means for you as an individual, a business, and a member of the community, visit
Boxer helps campaign
Local boxer Danny Williams launches the give it up campaign to help Lambeth people to quit. Read more (PDF)
Give Smoking the Right Hook!
Everybody knows that smoking causes lots of health problems and that it's better not to smoke. But that's easier said than done.
Some people find it easier to give up, others need extra help or may need several tries. If you live or work in Lambeth, there's now a special local service for smokers who want to quit.
It's free, it's confidential. One-to-one support is available, or you can join a group.
Get up to 8 Weeks FREE Nicotine Replacement Therapy!
Your health starts to improve - immediately!
- 20 minutes after giving up smoking - blood pressure and pulse rate return to normal, circulation improves in hands and feet
- 8 hours after - nicotine and carbon monoxide levels in blood fall by half; oxygen levels return to normal. Chances of heart attack start to fall
- 24 hours after - carbon monoxide is eliminated from your body, your lungs start to clear out mucus
- 48 hours after - body is free of nicotine, smell and taste improve
- 72 hours after - you should be breathing more easily. Energy level increases
- 2-12 weeks after - circulation improves, making walking easier
- 3-9 months after - lung function increases by up to 10%. This means less coughing, wheezing and breathing difficulties
- 5 years after - heart attack risk is reduced by half
- 10 years after stopping - the risk of lung cancer is now half that of a smoker and of having a heart attack is the same as if you'd never smoked.