Quit Smoking Tips
- Decide positively that you want to quit.
- Make a list of reasons for quitting, including personal reasons, health benefits, financial advantages, and medical effects.
- Set a quit date within the next two weeks. Don't allow anything to change that date.
- Identify barriers to quitting. What will make it difficult?
- Make a list of people who can support your intentions to quit. Tell everyone you know that you plan to quit.
- Clean your house and car; try to remove the smell of smoke as much as possible. Discard ashtrays and lighters.
- Change habits connected with tobacco use. Drive a different way to work; eat lunch in a new place; avoid places where you smoke; reach for gum rather than cigarettes.
- At dinnertime stretch out your meal. After dinner, instead of reaching for tobacco, treat yourself to a mint. Take a walk if you can.
- Keep your hands and mind busy. Work on a crossword puzzle, knit a sweater, fix something around the house or maybe take up a new hobby.
- Exercise to help relieve tension. Climb stairs rather than take the elevator, park the car a block or two from your destination and walk the rest of the way.
- Indulge in a bath, massage or nap.
- Accept praise. Quitting tobacco is difficult and you deserve credit for your efforts.
Call the Center for Tobacco Control today and schedule an appointment with us - (516) 466-1980. Let us help you to live smoke-free!
Other helpful resources:
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The New York State Smokers’ Quitline 1-866-NY-QUITS (1-866-697-8487)
- FREE starter kit of Nicotine Patches, Gum or Lozenges for eligible NYS smokers
- Trained Quitline Specialists offering help with quit plans
- Information about local stop smoking programs
- Informational taped messages
Centers for Disease Control &Prevention - Tobacco Prevention & Information Source
New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene – Tobacco Control