{"id":164415,"date":"2025-01-27T17:38:16","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T17:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.allencarr.com\/articles\/helping-smokers-of-bolton\/"},"modified":"2025-01-30T13:11:15","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T13:11:15","slug":"helping-smokers-of-bolton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allencarr.com\/en-us\/articles\/helping-smokers-of-bolton\/","title":{"rendered":"Helping the smokers of Bolton"},"content":{"rendered":"    <section  class=\"container container--large article-container\">\n            <div class=\"article \">\n            <div class=\"article__sidebar\">\n                <div class=\"sidebar-inner-section author\">\n                    <div class=\"author__avatar\">\n                                                                                                            <img decoding=\"async\"\n     src=\"https:\/\/www.allencarr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Bolton-and-allen-carrs-easyway-to-stop-smoking-200x143.png\"\n     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                                      <p class=\"article__excerpt\">Bolton Council is committed to reducing smoking prevalence to 5% by 2035 and Allen Carr\u2019s Easyway have been appointed to help.\n<\/p>\n                \n                \n                                                            <div class=\"article__image\">\n                                                                                    <img decoding=\"async\"\n     src=\"https:\/\/www.allencarr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Bolton-and-allen-carrs-easyway-to-stop-smoking-880x628.png\"\n             srcset=\"https:\/\/www.allencarr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Bolton-and-allen-carrs-easyway-to-stop-smoking-220x157.png 360w,\n             https:\/\/www.allencarr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Bolton-and-allen-carrs-easyway-to-stop-smoking-440x314.png 768w,\n             https:\/\/www.allencarr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Bolton-and-allen-carrs-easyway-to-stop-smoking-880x628.png 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of all cancer deaths and a range of long-term health conditions.<\/p>\n<p>This pilot is part of Smokefree Bolton aiming to help more people quit smoking, creating a positive movement for local people and communities to become healthier, happier, and financially better off.<\/p>\n<p>Smokefree Bolton supports local smokers, aged 12 years and over,\u00a0with free personalised support and nicotine replacement therapies to quit the habit for good.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201c<\/em>This pilot is an exciting opportunity to trial an innovative and clinically proven intervention program in Bolton.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would urge all smokers in Bolton to book a slot on the program and give it a go.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want people to know that it\u2019s never too late to quit and that this free support from our friendly expert teams can really boost your chances of quitting for good<em>\u201d<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Cllr Jackie Schofield<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Bolton Council&#8217;s Executive Member for Health and Wellbeing<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"formatted-text  formatted-text--padding-remove-top\">\n\t<div class=\"container container--large\">\n\t\t<blockquote><p><em>We are delighted to have been appointed by Bolton Council to help the smokers of Bolton.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>We have been helping smokers for over 40 years in the UK and helping an estimated 50 million people worldwide with our clinically proven drug free method.<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Allen Carr&#8217;s Easyway<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n    <section class=\"related-articles u-background-white article-related-articles\">\n                \n                            \n                \n        <h3 class=\"related-articles__title u-text-center\">\n            \n        <\/h3>\n\n        <div class=\"container related-articles__container\">\n                     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