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health advisory Hospital Alternative Medicine 2007-11-16 3:13:53

5. I told myself..I CAN NOT TOUCH A CIGARETTE

OR A PACKAGE OF CIGARETTES AGAIN...I have not

touched one for sixteen years...If you don't pick it

up you can't light it...GOOD LUCK...

RUN AWAY FROM SMOKERS...THEY ARE POISON

IF YOU ARE TRYING TO QUIT....

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Quitting smoking is not easy, but it can be done. To have the best chance of quitting successfully, you need to know what you鈥檙e up against, what your options are, and where to go for help.

1. Don鈥檛 smoke any number or any kind of cigarette. Smoking even a few cigarettes a day can hurt your health. If you try to smoke fewer cigarettes, but do not stop completely, soon you鈥檒l be smoking the same amount again.

Smoking "low-tar, low-nicotine" cigarettes usually does little good, either. Because nicotine is so addictive, if you switch to lower-nicotine brands you鈥檒l likely just puff harder, longer, and more often on each cigarette. The only safe choice is to quit completely.

2. Write down why you want to quit. Do you want

to feel in control of you life?

to have better health?

to set a good example for your children?

to protect your family from breathing other people鈥檚 smoke?

Really wanting to quit smoking is very important to how much success you will have in quitting. Smokers who live after a heart attack are the most likely to quit for good鈥攖hey're very motivated. Find a reason for quitting before you have no choice.