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Alcohol and Other Drug Information

Ready to Quit Smoking?

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The Surgeon General says that "smoking represents the most extensively documented cause of disease ever investigated in the history of biomedical research." Cigarette smoking is the single most preventable cause of premature death in the United States - more than 400,000 die from it each year. 1 in every 5 deaths in the U.S. is smoking related (Center for Disease Control).

Ready to stop spending money on cigarettes?

Ready to quit going outside for smoke-breaks?

Ready to have your clothes, car, sheets, and breath smell good again?

Ready to stop seeing that look on people? face when they find out you are "A Smoker" . . .

Do You Really Need Another Reason To Quit?

  • Make a date. Then stop.

  • Get rid of everything - cigarettes, lighter, your ashtrays, etc.

  • Drink lots of water to flush out your system.

  • Get some exercise - it'll help you relax.

  • If you feel bad, think positively. It's your body recovering.

  • Prepare for the situations where you are used to smoking - in bars, with certain friends, after dinner, etc.

  • Never have another cigarette. It can lead to thousands.

  • Buy things you like with your cigarette money (CD's, movie tickets, save up for leather jacket or a plane ticket, etc.).

  • Eat fruit, raw vegetables or sugar free candy. It'll keep your hands occupied and you won't put on weight.

  • Take one day at a time. Today, don't have a cigarette.