SmokeFree Bromley
We have a dedicated young people and families adviser who will be:
- Working alongside our partners in maternity services, we can offer support in pregnancy and to partners and families to promote smokefree homes
- Providing outreach appointments in children and family centres
How we can help
We work alongside local services to provide tailored support for young people, parents, and families, including:
- Support during pregnancy – We partner with maternity services to help expectant parents quit smoking and create a smokefree home.
- Community outreach – We offer appointments at children and family centres across Bromley.
- School and college sessions – We provide education and training to help young people understand the risks of smoking and how to quit.
If you’d like more details, contact us at [email protected]
Tips to help you quit
Ask friends and family to support you. Choose people who you can be honest with, and who'll be honest with you.
Enlist your friends - Make a deal with friends who also want to quit to support each other.
Prepare excuses for saying no - It can be difficult to tell friends you’re stopping smoking, so prepare something ready to say when you're offered a cigarette.
Do your best to stay away from alcohol, coffee, sugar, and sweets. Studies have shown that these (especially alcohol) can stimulate cigarette cravings.
What stop smoking products can young people get?
Stopping smoking can be hard, but there is lots of support and treatment options available. Getting the right treatment to suit you is very important. Your advisor will talk you through the options and what works best for you. You can choose from:
- Nicotine lozenges (Only to be used if advised by a GP)
- Nicotine gum
- Nicotine patches
- Nicotine mouth spray
If you’re aged between 12-18 years old, you can get these products free. You can also choose more than one product to help you with your cravings. All conversations are confidential.
Secondhand smoking
Breathing in other people’s smoke is known as secondhand smoke or passive smoking.
When you smoke, it’s not just your health that’s affected, but the health of anyone around you.
Most secondhand smoke comes from the tip of a burning cigarette.
This makes it almost impossible to direct smoke away from those around you.
If you only smoke in one area of your home the harmful chemicals will spread from room to room and can linger for up to 5 hours. If you smoke in a confined space such as a car, you’re exposing other passengers to even more harmful chemicals.
Risks to other people
People exposed to secondhand smoke face the same effects as smokers themselves. They inhale the same harmful gases and chemicals found in tobacco smoke. Their risk of developing smoking-related diseases will also increase.
Pregnant women exposed to secondhand smoke will pass on harmful chemicals to their babies.
Secondhand smoke is also particularly harmful to children, and anyone with a long-term heart or breathing conditions.
What your first appointment will look like
Thinking about your first appointment doesn’t have to be scary. Our helpful and friendly advisors will be with you every step of the way. You’ll have your own advisor to speak to every week and they’ll support you along the way.
During your first chat they’ll go through the following:
- They’ll get to know you and your smoking habits
- Talk through the reasons why you want to stop smoking
- They’ll go through what products are available to help with cravings
- They’ll work with you to put a plan together to quit.
All conversations are free and confidential. We won’t judge you or tell you what to do. The first appointment can last up to 30 minutes, and then each follow up appointment will be 15- 30 minutes to see how you’re getting on. All appointments can be on the telephone or face-to-face.