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Quit Smoking For Stoptober
Posted or Updated on 9 Oct 2025
‘WHEN YOU STOP SMOKING, GOOD THINGS START TO HAPPEN’
Stoptober is back this October with a new national campaign designed to encourage and support smokers to quit for good. #Stoptober
Over 5 million adults in England still smoke, and it remains the biggest behavioural cause of preventable illness and death, with 64,000 deaths a year. That is why this year's Stoptober mass quit attempt is as important as ever, with quitting remaining one of the best things a smoker can do for their health.
This year’s Stoptober campaign is encouraging smokers to join the thousands of others who are committing to quitting for the month of October – quit smoking for 28 days and you’re five times more likely to quit for good.
Since it first launched 13 years ago, Stoptober has helped over 2.5 million people make a quit attempt. This year, the campaign is helping over 5 million smokers in England to rally together to support each other and commit to quitting.
When you stop smoking good things start to happen - quitting will allow you to start moving better, breathe more easily and give you more money to spend. Stoptober offers a range of free quitting tools including: the NHS Quit Smoking app, Facebook messenger bot, Stoptober Facebook online communities, daily emails and SMS, and an online Personal Quit Plan tool.
It provides information and advice on proven quitting methods: the range of stop smoking aids, including further information on how vaping can help you quit, and expert support from local Stop Smoking Services. Just search ‘Stoptober’ for more information or visit the Better Health Quit Smoking Website below.
You can also access a range of services, support and advice through our website via the link below.
No matter how many times someone has tried to quit in the past, Stoptober encourages all smokers to make a new quit attempt this October. There’s still time to join the thousands of smokers committing to quitting. For tips, tools and free support, please search #Stoptober.
YOU CAN DO THIS!
