Stopping Smoking is a very worthwhile New Year’s resolution. If you are a smoker who seriously wants to quit in 2012 but would like some help to kick the habit, then a Pharmacy based Stop Smoking Service might just be what you are looking for! Professional advice and support are available to you over a number of weeks in our Stop Smoking Service, which is currently free of charge. To help you break the habit of smoking we may recommend a form of Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT), such as patches or gum, according to your needs. Evidence has shown that if you take part in a Stop Smoking Service you are four times more likely to quit compared to using willpower alone. There are lots of benefits to giving up smoking.It is one sure way that you can feel healthier fast! After giving up smoking for 20 minutes- your blood pressure and pulse rate return to normal. 8 hours- nicotine and carbonmonoxide levels in your blood reduce by half 24 hours – carbon monoxide is eliminated from your body and your lungs begin to clear out mucus and tar 48 hours- no nicotine is left in the body. Taste and smell improve. And afterwards, energy levels, breathing and circulation also improve. Just think, if you smoke twenty cigarettes a day you could save about two thousand pounds a year! Have a Happy and Healthy New Year For further details, contact Paula Morgan, Orchard Pharmacy, 23 Mandeville St., Portadown. Tel. 02838 332 824