Megan
What were your reasons for stopping smoking?
Encouragement from my friends and my financial circumstances changed.
Encouragement from my friends and my financial circumstances changed.
Have you stopped smoking previously?
Yes. A long time ago, I stopped for a couple of years.
Before your first appointment, did you believe you would be successful?
I thought I would find it difficult, but I was determined to quit.
Did you use stop smoking medication to help you quit?
Yes
Yes
How helpful did you find them?
I was very happy to use them. I hadn’t heard the best about them but was pleasantly surprised. They were a lot better than I expected.
I was very happy to use them. I hadn’t heard the best about them but was pleasantly surprised. They were a lot better than I expected.
Apart from medication, what else helped you to quit and stay smoke-free?
The support of friends and the service has been very helpful, encouraging and reassuring that I am doing everything right.
The support of friends and the service has been very helpful, encouraging and reassuring that I am doing everything right.
What do you like the most about being a non-smoker / quit?
I can smell a lot more as I lost my sense of smell for a long time. I can smell and taste food a lot more.
I can smell a lot more as I lost my sense of smell for a long time. I can smell and taste food a lot more.
What have you found helpful whilst accessing the Yorkshire Smokefree service?
The support from the service was great. I felt very supported and not judged in any way.
The support from the service was great. I felt very supported and not judged in any way.
