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   Why should you quit smoking?

   • Quitting smoking 1: improves health status and enhances quality of life. reduces the risk of premature death and can add as much as 10 years to life expectancy. reduces the risk for many adverse health effects, including poor reproductive health outcomes, cardiovascular diseases, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and cancer.

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   How do you stop smoking if you don't have a cigarette?

   • Find safe substitutes for cigarettes. Find some substitutes for cigarettes for your mouth and hands. Keep them close by when you quit. Some ideas include: Use toothpicks, straws, or cinnamon sticks. Use paper clips, pencils for doodling, or a squeeze ball. Practice before quitting. “I Told Everyone I Stopped Smoking”

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   How long does it take to quit smoking?

   • In just two to three months, your chance of having a heart attack starts to go down. In the long run, you will also lower your chance of getting cancer and other serious diseases. While it’s best to quit smoking as early as possible, quitting at any age will improve the length and quality of your life.

   Preparing to quit: 10 tips to help you quit smoking | Blogs | CDC

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2. www.cdc.gov › tobacco › quit_smokingHow to Quit | Smoking & Tobacco Use | CDC

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   The only proven strategy to protect yourself from harm is to never smoke, and if you do smoke or use tobacco products, to quit. CDC's Office on Smoking and Health offers links to government and other resources with helpful information and strategies on how to quit tobacco use.

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3. www.cdc.gov › tobacco › campaignTips For Quitting | Quit Smoking | Tips From Former Smokers | CDC

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   This section provides tips you can get if you want help dealing with urges and cravings. These have all been shown to help, with or without medicines. You can try some out and use them when you quit, or learn more about them first by calling the free and confidential 1-800-QUIT-NOW quitline. Adjust your medicine.

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   1-800-QUIT-NOW is the national portal to a network of state quitlines. Quitlines offer evidence-based support—like counseling, referrals to local programs, and free medication—to people who want to quit tobacco.

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   Nov 13, 2017 · November 13, 2017 by Crystal Bruce, MPH. Each year, on the third Thursday of November, the American Cancer Society encourages smokers to quit during the Great American Smokeout. Most people who smoke want to quit, but they also know quitting is hard…it can take several attempts to succeed. Here are some tips to help you quit for good: