HomeTips to stop smoking
Do you need help to quit smoking?The following tips may help:
- get professional help by calling the Smokers' Helpline on 0800 85 85 85 or talking to your doctor or pharmacist
- make a list of all the reasons why you want to quit smoking
- consider how much money you will save by quitting
- pick a date to quit and stick to it
- get advice on nicotine replacement therapies and treatments such as nicotine chewing gum, patches, inhalators, nasal sprays, tablets and lozenges
- be realistic about your plans to quit as nicotine withdrawal could make you irritable,
tired, unable to sleep and annoyed
- get support by asking your friends and family to help
- avoid temptation, especially in the first few days, by avoiding places and situations which may make it easier for you to smoke
- think of yourself as a non-smoker
- consider how your smoking harms other people, particularly children.
