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Are you interested in stopping smoking or chewing tobacco?
Everyday people quit using tobacco, and you can too!
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Tips and Strategies to Quit |
- Be clear on why you want to quit. Write down your reasons. Quitting tobacco
has immediate and long-term health benefits.
- Keep track of when and why you use tobacco. Discovering what your triggers
are, can help you prepare or avoid them. Stay away from situations that will
tempt you.
- Pick an official QUIT DAY! Get a calendar out and circle that day. Do not pick
a day that will be highly stressful, and do not pick a holiday.
- Come up with a quit plan! Decide how you will quit, do you want to do it “cold
turkey”, with nicotine therapy, hypnosis, community support group, online
program, or one-on-one telephone support.
- Plan ahead, take a walk, go places that are smoke free, talk to a supportive
friend, use stress management techniques.
- Just Quit! If you do slip and use tobacco, don’t give up. Pick up where you
left off. You quit once, and you can do it again.
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Get Support When You Need It
There may be times when you feel tempted to use tobacco again. When this
happens, call someone who is supportive of your decision to quit. Give the North
Carolina Quitline a call. Free, friendly telephone support is now available 8 am to
3 pm, seven days a week.
1-800-Quit-Now (1-800-784-8669)
Quit Now Resources
North Carolina Quitline Website
Become an Ex Smoking Cessation Program Online
American Lung Association Freedom from Smoking®
Online Cessation Program
American Cancer Society Guide to Quitting Smoking
NC Quitline Patient Education
NC Quitline Brochure
NC Quitline Flyer
Medication Resources to Quit Smoking
Patient Education
Quitting Tips and Posters from NC HealthSmart Toolkit
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