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Quitting smoking: 10 ways to resist tobacco cravings
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1. Try nicotine replacement therapy
2. Avoid triggers
3. Delay
4. Chew on it
5. Don't have 'just one'
6. Get physical
7. Practice relaxation techniques
8. Call for reinforcements
9. Go online for support
10. Remind yourself of the benefits
1. Try nicotine replacement therapy
2. Avoid triggers
3. Delay
4. Chew on it
5. Don't have 'just one'
6. Get physical
7. Practice relaxation techniques
8. Call for reinforcements
9. Go online for support
10. Remind yourself of the benefits
2. Avoid triggers
Urges for tobacco are likely to be strongest in the situations where you smoked or chewed tobacco most often, such as at parties or bars, or while feeling stressed or sipping coffee. Identify your trigger situations and have a plan in place to avoid them entirely or get through them without using tobacco.
Don't set yourself up for a smoking relapse. If you usually smoked while you talked on the phone, for instance, keep a pen and paper nearby to occupy yourself with doodling rather than smoking.
