Helplines and email services
There’s a wide range of helplines available to provide information and support.
Several studies have shown that telephone counselling can increase your chance of quitting successfully.
National helplines
- NHS stop smoking helpline (England and Wales): 0800 169 0 169
- Smokeline (Scotland): 0800 84 84 84
- Smokers’ helpline (Northern Ireland): 0800 85 85 85
- Pregnancy: 0800 169 9 169
The national helplines can provide telephone counselling, information by post, and details of local services. Recorded information is available out of hours.
Quitline
Trained counsellors offer free ongoing telephone and email support.
Telephone: 0800 00 22 00
Email: stopsmoking@quit.org.uk
Help in other languages
There are several helplines for speakers of other languages
| Arabic | 0800 169 1 300 |
|
Bengali |
0800 169 0 885 |
0800 00 22 44 |
Gujurati |
0800 169 0 884 |
0800 00 22 55 |
Hindi |
0800 169 0 883 |
0800 00 22 66 |
Punjabi |
0800 169 0 882 |
0800 00 22 77 |
Urdu |
0800 169 0 881 |
0800 00 22 88 |