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Tips to Quit Smoking

Nicotine is a highly addictive drug. To quit successfully, you're going to need a plan. Many smokers will need to take two or three attempts before they can quit for good. The National Center for Chronic Disease suggestions the following 5 steps to help you quit.

1. Prepare Yourself to quit.
   • Set A Date To Quit and stick to it.
   • Change Your Environment
     Make it a rule that others are not allowed to smoke in your home. Also, get rid of all cigarettes in your home, car, office etc. so that you are not faced with the temptations of smoking.
   • Review Any Previous Attempts to quit
     If you've tried to quit before and failed it is best that you take a step back and examine why your previous attempts have failed.
   • Don't Smoke!
     You've made the decision to quit. You can do it!
2. Build Your Support Network
   • Tell your friends, co-workers and loved ones that you are going to quit and ask that they be supportive of your decision.
   • Seek Council - Find a local support group or telephone hotline where you can get support if you feel the need to smoke.
3. Change Your Routines and Distract Yourself from smoking
   • When you feel the need to smoke a cigarette, distract yourself by taking up an activity or going for a walk.
   • Use quitting as a reason to change your daily routines. Take a different way to work or read a new newspaper.
   • Drink water or fruit juice instead of smoking.
4. Get Medication to Help
   • Nicotine Replacement products such as Nicorette help to reduce cravings and withdrawal symptoms.
5. Plan for Difficult Situations or Relapse
   • Learn to recognize what causes you to smoke and avoid those situations for the first while.