Ditching the evil weed the Easyway and benefiting their health and pockets at the same time is the aim behind a stop smoking initiative for carers in West Dunbartonshire.
The Princess Royal Trust West Dunbartonshire Carers Centre in Clydebank and Allen Carr’s Easyway To Stop Smoking are to run a one-day course for carers who smoke.
Allen Carr founded the world’s leading method of stopping smoking 25 years ago and the one-day course explores the reasons why smokers light up and explodes them all as myths. The course has very high success rates and most people who do the course stop smoking immediately and 60% are still not smoking after 12 months – which is why the Carers’ Centre Manager Kim McNab is so keen to use it.
Kim explained: “Carers often neglect their health to look after their loved ones. Smoking is very expensive too and many of our carers do not work because they are looking after someone so the cost of cigarettes can really eat into their budgets.
“Stopping smoking will also benefit the person someone cares for, as obviously they will no longer be exposed to the effects of passive smoking.”
West Dunbartonshire is an area of Scotland that is particularly affected by poor health. It has higher than normal rates for heart attacks, lung cancer and strokes. Lifestyle changes, such as stopping smoking, can help reduce a person’s chance of contracting these life-threatening conditions. Local Labour MSP Jackie Baillie will be presenting certificates to those who complete the course.
The normal cost of the course is £230 per person and this comes with a money-back guarantee. Jim McCreadie and Paul Melvin from Allen Carr’s Easyway Scotland will be offering 20 places for free to the centre.
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