Part 1: Getting Ready for Liftoff

I Quit & Want to Stay Quit

The maintenance phase of quitting starts after you have been quit for about six months. At this point, your tobacco/nicotine free lifestyle has started to feel more normal and routine. It can take years to feel like tobacco/nicotine is truly in the past, though. In this phase, you may not be thinking of your old habit on a daily basis, but reminders are still all around you. Your new habits are still young.

 

What do you enjoy about being tobacco/nicotine free?

 

What challenges have you overcome to get here?

 

If you have quit before and relapsed, what tripped you up?

 

Stress is one of the most common triggers for relapse. This guide has many tools for responding to things that happen to you. While it may not be possible to control what happens in your life, you can control your response.

 

Deepen your motivation, understand your barriers (even if you already overcame them), and build a supportive team you can lean on when the going gets tough.

My ‘Why Quit’ List

Why Does It Matter If I Quit?

Smoking & Your Health

How Smoking Hurts the Body

Smokeless Tobacco & Your Health

Warning Signs of Oral Cancer

E-Cigarettes & Your Health

Secondhand Smoke

Money Talks

The Big Picture

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