Please share an interesting fact about quitting smoking.

Ignore: People quit an average of 4-5 times in their lives before finally quitting for good.

Ignore: Lower success rate (25%) than quitting heroin or Cocaine (50%) http://www.drugabuse.gov.

Setting: Setting a quit date helps you visualize a life without smoking.

Friendships: Friendships with nonsmokers will help you leave the smoking circle behind.

Setting: Setting a quit date gives you time to prepare.

Identifying: Identifying smoking triggers will help you devise a plan to avoid them.

Relapse: Relapse does not = failure. Try again.

If: If motivation to quit is a hurdle, your kids may be the way over it.

Ignore: Most smokers have quit more than once, so don't get discouraged if you can't stop on the first try.

Ignore: In order to stay away from anything to which you have been habituated, you have to quit every day.

Ignore: Exercise daily. Avoid trigger settings. Be open and accountable to best friends.

Ignore: Quitting smoking will significantly reduce your risk for lung cancer , COPD, heart attack, stroke.

Ignore: Why does a person continue to smoke? Because of the addiction to the nicotine in the tobacco.

Ignore: Quitting cold turkey works best. holding a pen or similar object like a cigarette helps with habit.