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BEFORE YOU QUIT
SMOKING With Laser…….
- Select
a date to stop smoking
and stick to it
- Tell everyone
you are going to quit
smoking
- Put off
having your first cigarette
of the day – add more time each
day
- Don’t
carry cigarettes with you, make
them inconvenient to get to
- Make a
list of all the reasons why
you want to quit
smoking
- Deep clean
your house and car
- Eat more
fruit and vegetables
- Exercise
- Make friends
with an ex-smoker
- Sit in
non-smoking areas
- Practice
stress management and/or
deep breathing
- Create
a “Survival Kit” that includes
gum, hard candy, cinnamon sticks,
toothpicks, straws, pretzels,
fruit, vegetable sticks, sunflower
seeds, a list of reasons why
you want to quit and a picture
of loved ones
THE DAY YOU QUIT SMOKING
With Laser……..
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Throw away all cigarettes, ashtrays,
lighters, etc.
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Keep very busy
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Go places you can’t smoke (library,
movies, etc)
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Surround yourself with non-smokers
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Clean your clothes to get rid
of tobacco odor
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Decide how you are going to
reward yourself when you stay
tobacco free for 24 hours, one
week, one month, one year.
Recommended contacts:
Arizona Smoker’s Helpline
(FREE)
Confidential one-on-one telephone
counseling, as well as fact sheets,
self-help materials and referral
services. 1-800-556-6222
Nicotine Anonymous
Bullhead City, AZ
– 10am Saturdays – Call (928)758-4767
for information and current location
Kingman Arizona –
10am Saturdays – Call (928)753-0794
ext. 4217 for information and current
location
Cessation Groups
Lake Havasu City, AZ
County Library (FREE) – Jacky Friedman
(928)453-0734 or Carol Smith-Carter
(928)453-0734
Western Arizona Regional
Medical Center (FREE) – Marilyn
Pollock 2644 Silver Creek Road,
Bullhead City (928)763-0237
Kingman, AZ
Regional Medical Center (FREE) –
Education Dept. Del Web Wellness
Center (928)692-4640
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