<h2>keys to help you quitting smoking</h2>

     1. Set a date to quit smoking

     2. Tell family, friends, and co-workers about your plan to stop smoking

     3. Anticipate and plan for the challenges you will find while quitting

     4. Remove cigarettes and all tobacco products from your home, car, and workplace

     5. Talk to your doctor to help you planning for smoking cessation

Set a date to quit smoking

Finding a time to quit smoking is not easy. But any time can be a good time to quit if you are ready to try. Some smokers like choose a day that is represent something for them, such as a birthday or wedding anniversary.
Actually, it doesn’t matter to pick up a special day to quit. For many people, today is the day. You can choose any day to be your quit day. When you are ready to take the first step toward quitting, take it.

Take action now!!! Write it!! my quit date is …………….

 Tell family, friends, and co-workers about your plan to stop smoking

Support of others are important to quit smoking, it will be easy. Tell your family, friends, and coworkers you plan to quit and they will be ready to help you.
Some people like to be asked how things are going, while some find it annoying. Tell the people you care about exactly how they can help you. Here are some ideas:
◆Ask everyone to understand if you have a change in mood; assure them it won’t last long.
◆Ask smokers who are close to you to quit with you or at least not smoke around you.
◆speak to yourself and others: “The longer I go without cigarettes, the sooner I’ll feel better.”
◆speak to yourself and others: “The worst withdrawal symptoms from smoking—irritability and trouble sleeping—may be over within two weeks.”

Take action now!!! tell them …………….

Anticipate and plan for the challenges you will find while quitting

Expecting challenges is an important part of getting ready to quit. Quitting presents both short- and long-term challenges. You may need different strategies for handling each.
Short-term challenges
Most people who have a hard time quitting and resume smoking do so in the first tree months after trying to quit. Difficulty quitting is often caused by withdrawal symptoms—the physical discomfort smokers feel when they give up nicotine. It is your body’s way of telling you it is learning to be nicotine-free. These feelings will go away in time.
Long-term challenges
Even as your physical withdrawal is decreasing, you may still be tempted to smoke when you feel stressed or down. Although it’s a challenge to be ready for these times, knowing that certain feelings can trigger a craving to smoke will help you handle the tough times.

 

Remove cigarettes and all tobacco products from your home, car, and workplace

Getting rid of things that remember you of smoking also will help you get ready to quit. You should:
◆ Throw away all your tobacco supplies (cigarettes, lighters, matches, and ashtrays).
◆ Make things clean and fresh in your home and car and at work; for instance, clean your drapes and clothes.
◆ Have your teeth cleaned and remove those nicotine stains.
◆please don’t save the “just in case” pack of cigarettes! Saving one pack makes it easier to start smoking again.

Take action now!!! Remove reminders of smoking around you!!

Talk to your doctor to help you planning for smoking cessation

It is important to tell your doctor when you are ready to quit—especially if you are pregnant, thinking of becoming pregnant, or have a serious medical condition. Your doctor can help you connect with the right resources to make your quit attempt successful. But keep in mind medications alone can’t do all the work. They can help with cravings and withdrawal, but they won’t completely prevent withdrawal symptoms. Even if you use medication to help you stop smoking, quitting may still be hard at times, many people find it helps to combine medication with behavior strategies.

Take action now!!! Visit your doctor!! Have a strategie!!