smoking

These five directories list the organisations that offer services to help improve mental health and emotional wellbeing. Where possible, additional information has also been provided, such as websites or email addresses and contact details within each Health and Social Care Trust area.

The PHA commissions specialist stop smoking services across Northern Ireland. It has enabled the establishment of specialist stop smoking services in a range of settings including GP practices, pharmacies, hospitals and community settings. Tobacco control activities are overseen locally by the PHA’s Tobacco Control Groups. The multi-agency groups oversee and advise on tobacco control initiatives.

All stop smoking services are required to comply with the requirements of 18 standards. This document highlights the standards.

This report presents the initial results from the first specific study on the use of drugs, alcohol and cigarettes within the Northern Ireland Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered (LGB&T) community. Data was gathered from an internet survey of 941 LGB&T people and qualitative research with 37 participants. This work was funded by the Public Health Agency.

This resource explains why smoking while pregnant is harmful for both mother and baby, highlights the health effects of passive smoking after birth and provides advice to help women stop smoking, including information about nicotine replacement therapy (NRT).

This booklet takes smokers through the stages of stopping smoking:

• preparing to stop
• stopping
• staying stopped

It also provides advice on the various forms of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) and non-nicotine medications available, as well as a list of contacts for advice and support.

The translations refer to the 2016 version of this booklet.