Part 3: Making a Quit Plan

Carry & Store in a New Place

Change where you keep your tobacco/nicotine products. For example, instead of keeping them in your desk or in a locker, keep them in your car. Better yet, put that pack or can in the trunk of your car. When reaching in the usual place without thinking, coming up empty will be a reminder of what you are working on. If you have always kept a pack in your right pocket, switch to your left.

 

This pause allows you to be more mindful and deliberate, instead of acting without thinking. This is another way to put a speedbump in your usual way of doing things every day.

HealthyLife® QuitWell™

QUICK LINKS: PART 3

You Don’t Need a Great Plan

Take Small Steps to Get Started

Keep Track

Wait 5 Minutes

Buy Smaller Amounts

Smokers: Use Matches Instead of a Lighter

Make a “Butt Bottle”

Carry & Store in a New Place

Buddy System

How to Help Me Quit

Identify S.M.A.R.T. Goals

Medications to Help You Quit

Nicotine Replacement Therapy

Other Aids for Quitting

Review & Prepare

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