Healthylife® QuitWell™ Part 2 In this section, you were guided to understand the barriers you face with quitting. By carefully reading, thinking about each part, and answering questions along the way, you are getting yourself ready for success. * How have you prepared yourself to quit? Write the steps you have taken, mentally and physically, […]
Healthylife® QuitWell™ Part 2 Mindfulness means you are fully aware of what you are sensing in the current moment. Mindfulness can help you get through a stressful or uncomfortable time without your usual tobacco/nicotine use. It can also: * Give your mind a chance to think creatively and come up with the answers to tough
Tobacco Cessation Not using tobacco is one of the best choices you can make for your health. Have you seen the commercial of a frail woman putting in dentures, placing a wig on her head, speaking with a voice box, and tying a scarf around a hole in her throat? She had surgery that removed
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Healthylife® QuitWell™ Part 3 There are medications available to help you quit. Some of them contain nicotine and some do not. The idea behind nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) is that by replacing the nicotine with nicotine in another form, one can focus on becoming comfortable with the new behavior with less withdrawal/symptoms. Then, later, the
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Healthylife® QuitWell™ Part 1 Thinking About Change Welcome to QuitWell™! Quitting is a big, life-changing step. It won’t always be easy. You might feel motivated and ready-to-go some days. Other days might be harder, and you might wonder if it’s worth the effort. Change can be hard and doesn’t happen overnight! In fact, it normally
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Healthylife® QuitWell™ Part 4 Go to the places where you usually did not smoke/use tobacco-or where tobacco/nicotine is not allowed. Spend time with people who don’t use tobacco/nicotine. * Go to the movies * Visit a non-smoking friend * Spend time with children * Volunteer List places that are easier for you to be tobacco/nicotine
Healthylife® QuitWell™ Part 4 You can help your body and mind relax by imagining a calm, restful place. Your brain waves and breathing slow down, allowing you to feel relaxed. The stressor may still be there, but the way you feel can change. Physical relaxation can give your logical-problem-solving brain a chance to work. Read
Tobacco Cessation Until lately, many people assumed cigarette smoking was just a bad habit (albeit an unhealthy one). In 1988, the Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking and Health changed that view. After reviewing over 2,000 scientific studies, the report confirmed what many scientists suspected: Smoking cigarettes is addictive, because they contain nicotine. So in order
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Healthylife® QuitWell™ Part 5 All physical activity has benefits for the body and mind. View exercise as a break from your day. Use this time to focus on the present, instead of past or future problems and worries. What are your favorite ways to be physically active? Physical activity can help you quit and stay
Healthylife® QuitWell™ Part 1 In 2020, the average price of a pack of cigarettes in the United States was $6.30. In some states, the average price was over $10 per pack. A pack-a-day smoker in those states spends $70 per week on cigarettes. That could buy a week’s worth of groceries, two to three tanks
