Smoking cessation clinics are run by Kate Dixon, who has worked for the National Health Service as a smoking cessation advisor since September 2002, and is a member of the North Cumbria Smoking Cessation Service.
Kate has a long history of working one-to-one with people who have had a variety of different needs, including disabilities and mental health problems. She is fully trained in all aspects of smoking cessation work, which includes the knowledge of smoking related illnesses, medications which help people stop smoking, the psychological and behavioural aspects of smoking addiction, and helping individuals to maintain their motivation.
Kate sees patients who want to give up smoking regularly for about three months, with the aim of helping them to stay motivated during the first few weeks. Having someone to report to each week can make a huge difference, and smokers who attend clinics regularly have been shown statistically to be four more times successful than if they try to give up smoking on their own. Many of the patients who use the service say that they would not have succeeded if they had not had someone to come and report to regularly.
Medications on offer include various forms of nicotine replacement therapy and zyban, which are available on prescription for people who attend the clinic. These products reduce or remove the withdrawal symptoms and cravings which people usually experience when they stop smoking, and using them correctly doubles the chance of giving up smoking permanently.
To contact Kate directly please ring 01900 324222 and leave a message so that she can ring you back.
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