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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 3 Summary of Small Steps You Can Take: * Keep tracking your habit. * Wait 5 minutes when you have an urge to use. * Buy your cigarettes by the pack (not the carton), your chewing tobacco by the can, or a lower concentration of e-cigarette cartridge. * Store tobacco/nicotine products in
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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
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
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
Healthylife® QuitWell™ Part 1 Relapse means you have returned to your old habit. This is different from a lapse, which is a slip-up or small step back in your active quit process. Lapses are very common and do not always lead to a full relapse. It can be discouraging to relapse. You are not back
Healthylife® QuitWell™ Part 1 The maintenance phase of quitting starts after you have been quit for about six months. At this point, your tobacco/nicotine free lifestyle has started to feel more normal and routine. It can take years to feel like tobacco/nicotine is truly in the past, though. In this phase, you may not be
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Healthylife® QuitWell™ Part 3 Think of the actions you take on a daily basis as small steps towards your bigger goal. This guide will give you many ideas for small steps, such as putting your cigarettes in a different place or buying one tin of chew at a time. Identify your next step and use
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Healthylife® QuitWell™ Part 2 * What are you really good at? * What have you overcome in your life? * How do you help others? * How do you take care of yourself? Trust that the things that make you strong will continue to be there during your quit attempt. Repeat after me: “I am
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Healthylife® QuitWell™ Part 3 Use a notebook, or a note in your phone. You can also find a sample scorecard at the end of this program. Each time that you use tobacco or nicotine, mark down the time. If you have space to write more, jot down the trigger or what you were doing right
