Quitting Tobacco Use

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Health tools help you make wise health decisions or take action to improve your health.


Decision Points focus on key medical care decisions that are important to many health problems.Decision Points focus on key medical care decisions that are important to many health problems.
 Should I take medicine to quit smoking?
 Should I use nicotine replacement therapy to quit smoking?

Actionsets help people take an active role in managing a health condition.Actionsets are designed to help people take an active role in managing a health condition.
 Quitting smoking: Coping with cravings and withdrawal
 Quitting smoking: Dealing with weight gain
 Quitting smoking: Getting support
 Quitting smoking: Helping someone quit
 Quitting smoking: Preventing slips or relapses

Interactive tools help people determine health risks, ideal weight, target heart rate, and more.Interactive tools are designed to help people determine health risks, ideal weight, target heart rate, and more.
 Interactive Tool: Are You Ready to Quit Smoking?
 Interactive Tool: How Does Smoking Affect Your Lifespan?
 Interactive Tool: How Does Smoking Increase Your Risk of Heart Attack?
 Interactive Tool: How Much Is Smoking Costing You?

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Author: Debby Golonka, MPH
Caroline Rea, RN, BS, MS
Last Updated: July 24, 2007
Medical Review: Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine
John Hughes, MD - Psychiatry

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Topic Contents
 Overview
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 Why Do You Use Tobacco?
 Getting Ready to Quit
 Setting Goals
 Strategies and Skills for Quitting
 Maintaining the New Lifestyle
 Why Quit?
 Other Places To Get Help
 Related Information
 References
 Credits