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Take
the Steps to Stop Smoking: Getting Started
 Congratulations
on taking steps to being tobacco free. The goal
is avoid using cigarettes, cigars, smokeless tobacco
or snuff.
To get started, click on the statement below
that best describes your stage of readiness. As
you begin this process, you may want to keep a
journal in which to answer the questions you'll
be asked and to record your thoughts about smoking,
strategies for change, and your experiences.
Stage
One |
Thinking about being
tobacco free
Even if you are not ready
to quit using tobacco, take a few minutes
to think about what being tobacco-free could
mean for you and your family. |
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Stage
Two |
The benefits of being tobacco
free
If you've thought about giving up tobacco
but just never seem to get there, maybe
it would help to explore your reasons.
Or you may want to take small steps toward
your goal of becoming tobacco free.
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Stage
Three |
Preparing to be tobacco free
Perhaps you've considered the benefits
of not using tobacco, thought about how
quitting can make a difference in the way
you feel, and pictured yourself being successful.
Now it's time to learn and practice the
skills that make not using tobacco something
you can stick with.
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Stage
Four |
Feeling good about not using tobacco
You are making progress toward a lifetime
of being free from tobacco. The longer
you don't use tobacco, the more your confidence
will grow and the less likely you are to
slip back to your old habits.
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Stage
Five |
Staying quit for good
You've done it! You are free of tobacco.
Quitting is challenging, and you've come
though with flying colors. Now your goal
is to make this change permanent.
Although it seems like you will move from
one stage to the next in a straight line,
that's not necessarily so. Expect to go
up and down between stages while working
towards permanent change.
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