Quitting Smoking: Tips for the First Hard Days
Sip, Eat
Note Instant Rewards
Brush Your Teeth Often
Avoid Alcohol
Find Your Own No-Smoking Zones
Remember Your Reasons for Quitting
Be Active Every Day
Fill Your Calendar
Put Something Else in Your Mouth
Secure a Lifeline
Limit Caffeine
Notice Bad Moods
Avoid Troublemakers
Stay on Track
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REFERENCES:
American Cancer Society.
Blair S. Active Living Every Day, Human Kinetics, 2001.
Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Mayo Clinic.
National Cancer Institute.
National Institute Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.
QuitNow Canada web site.
Scott McIntosh, PhD, director, Greater Rochester Area Tobacco Cessation Center; associate professor, community and preventive Medicine, University of Rochester.Smoking Cessation Leadership Center, University of California at San Francisco.