Quit-smoking action plan

By Mayo Clinic Staff

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Now that you've decided to stop smoking, it's time to map out your quit-smoking action plan. One of the first steps of your plan should be "Get support."

Support can come from:

  • Family
  • Friends
  • A health care provider
  • A counselor
  • A support group
  • A telephone quit line
  • Web-based support
  • Text messaging programs
  • Using one or more of the quit smoking (smoking cessation) drugs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Another key step in your quit-smoking action plan? Planning for challenges. For example, make a list of high-risk places you'll want to avoid when you start your quit-smoking plan. Think of other places to go where smoking isn't allowed, such as a shopping mall, a museum or movie theater.

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Nov. 15, 2022

See also

  1. Cancer-prevention strategies
  2. Cigar smoking
  3. Coughing more after quitting smoking: What's the deal?
  4. Hookah smoking
  5. Quit-smoking products
  6. Tobacco cravings
  7. Relaxation techniques
  8. Skin care tips
  9. Chewing tobacco
  10. Stress symptoms
  11. Support groups
  12. Nicotine addiction
  13. What is thirdhand smoke, and why is it a concern?