‘Easyway’ to quit for Kent smokers

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Kent County Council (KCC) is offering smokers in Kent a new free and effective way to kick the habit with Allen Carr’s Easyway method.

The approach uses a mix of a one-day seminar, online or in-person, and follow up phone and email support for those who need it – helping millions of people break free of cigarette addiction and feel great to be a non-smoker.

While the number of smokers in Kent continues to fall, around one in 10 residents still smoke.

Yet, smoking is the leading cause of preventable death and disease in the UK, increases anxiety, affects the health of others around you and costs you and the NHS money.

The new quit option:

  • bolsters KCC’s existing One You Kent Smokefree Service
  • offers another way for people to be supported to quit – even if you have tried to stop before, it is worth revisiting what route works for you with our free stop smoking support
  • is used by many other councils and endorsed by NICE and the World Health Organisation
Councillor Dan Watkins

“I’m excited to see the results from making this clinically-proven intervention available to our residents”

Dan Watkins Kent County Council Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Public Health

KCC Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Public Health, Dan Watkins, said: “Most people who smoke regret ever picking up their first cigarette and starting down the road of nicotine addiction. It’s an incredibly hard habit to break.

“The Allen Carr method has a track record of helping people stop smoking. I’m excited to see the results from making this clinically-proven intervention available to our residents to help them quit, enjoy better health, wellbeing and save money.”

“...while we know smokers are more likely to stop smoking with expert support, we also know different approaches work for different people”

Dr Anjan Ghosh Kent County Council Director of Public Health

Kent County Council Director of Public Health, Dr Anjan Ghosh, said: “Our existing Smokefree Service continues to do a great job. Between April and June this year alone it helped over 1,400 Kent smokers set quit dates.

“But while we know smokers are more likely to stop smoking with expert support, we also know different approaches work for different people.

“With the help of this extra quit route, we hope to help even more residents discover kicking the habit, as our latest stop smoking campaign says, is ‘Well Worth It’ – including those who have tried to quit before.”