Our aim is to reduce health inequalities, enable access to specialist support and improve the quality of life for our residents by reducing smoking prevalence in the borough.
Our focus includes education and prevention to deter first time smokers in particular children and young people, reducing exposure to second-hand smoke, lowering the number of smoking related harms to health and supporting regulation and enforcement to disrupt illegal and counterfeit sales and supply.
Stop Smoking Service
For those who smoke, quitting is often the single most effective method of improving current health and preventing illness.
The Stop Smoking Service in Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council is delivered through our community stop smoking service and community pharmacies. Support is available to Blackburn with Darwen residents and patients registered with a BwD GP.
Community Stop Smoking Service
Support includes free one to one behaviour change counselling with a trained Stop Smoking Advisor and support with nicotine replacement therapies (such as nicotine patches, gum and mouth spray) as appropriate, for a maximum of 12 weeks, for individuals who wish to quit smoking.
Support also includes access to 24/7 support to quit from the Quit with Bella app.
Community Pharmacies
Support includes free one to one behaviour change counselling with a trained Stop Smoking Advisor and support with nicotine replacement therapies (such as nicotine patches, gum and mouth spray) as appropriate, for a maximum of 12 weeks, for individuals who wish to quit smoking.
Participating Pharmacies include:
- Audley Late Nite Pharmacy
- Beehive Pharmacy
- Bentham Road Pharmacy
- Chapel Street Pharmacy
- Church Street Pharmacy
- Cohens Chemist- Preston Old Road
- Cohens Chemist- Darwen Health Centre
- Geloo Brothers Mill Hill
- Livsey Pharmacy
- Morrisons Pharmacy
- Whalley Range Pharmacy
For more information on why stopping smoking in beneficial and what you can do to keep healthy, visit the SmokeFree BwD Website.