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Quitting smoking
Quitting smoking
Smoking hazards
Smoking hazards

Smoking - tips on how to quit
Alternative Names:
Cigarettes - tips on how to quit; Smoking cessation

Information:

Question:
What are some tips to help people quit smoking?

Answer:

  • Enroll in a smoking cessation program (hospitals, health departments, community centers, and work sites frequently offer programs).
  • Ask your health care provider for help, including whether prescription medications (such as Zyban) might help.
  • Find out about nicotine patches, gum, and sprays.
  • Hypnosis may help some people.
  • Ask your family, friends, and people you work with for help.
  • Avoid smoke-filled settings and situations in which you are more likely to smoke.
  • Start reducing your cigarette use, including decreasing the number and strength of the cigarettes.
  • Set a quit date.
  • Quit completely--cold turkey.
  • Exercise to relieve urges to smoke.
  • Get rid of all your cigarettes.
  • Make a plan about what you will do instead of smoking when you are stressed.

The American Cancer Society is an excellent resource for smokers who are trying to quit, and the Great American Smokeout can serve as a useful catalyst for some smokers. See also Tobacco use.

Review Date: 1/23/2002
Reviewed By: Victoria Kennedy, RN, A.D.A.M. editorial. (1/23/2002). Previous review: J. Gordon Lambert, MD, Associate Medical Director; RxRemedy. (2/9/2000).
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