Tips for Quitting Smoking

To Stop Smoking is really a tough job to do. Most of smokers want to quit smoking, but finds it difficult to stop smoking. Let me share some effective tips that work for smokers who want to stop smoking. Who ever may be the smoker; there are two factors that will determine success of quitting it.

• One must have the desire to give up the habit.
• One must have the confidence to know that he/she can do it.

These simple and easy steps will help stop smoking and have a healthy life same as that of a non smoker.

• Think About Quitting – Think about the benefits of quitting smoking and about dangerous diseases like lung cancer, heart strokes, etc caused due to smoking cigarettes. This will tell why it really important to quit smoking.
• Write a list of the reasons why you want to stop, and keep them with you. Refer to them when tempted to light up. You may wish to read a separate leaflet in this series called 'Smoking - The Facts'. This gives the reasons why smoking is so harmful and lists the benefits of stopping.
• Set a date for stopping, and stop completely. Some people prefer the idea of cutting down gradually. However, research has shown that if you smoke fewer cigarettes than usual, you are likely to smoke more of each cigarette, and nicotine levels remain nearly the same. Therefore, it is usually best to stop once and for all from a set date.
• Tell everyone that you are giving up smoking. Friends and family often give support and may help you. Smoking by others in the household makes giving up harder. If appropriate, try to get other household members who smoke, or friends who smoke, to stop smoking at the same time. A 'team' effort may be easier than going it alone.

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