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Why Stop?
-  Health benefits
-  What do you stand to gain?
-  How addicted?
Prepare to Stop
-  Why did you start?
-  What’s keeping you smoking?
-  Why stop?
-  Triggers
-  Manage triggers
-  Get ready
Go Smokefree
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-  Withdrawal symptoms
-  Handling stress
-  Coping with difficult situations
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Why Stop?

Health benefits

Going smokefree is the single thing you can do to dramatically increase your chances of living longer. Once your body is smokefree it will begin to health within 20 minutes, repairing the damage done by all those years of smoking.

benefits

What do you stand to gain?

  • More money to spend on yourself and your family. Calculate how much you can save
  • An improved sense of smell
  • Tastier food
  • Better health in the future
  • Freedom from the restrictions smoking can put on you
  • More time to spend with you fiends and family
  • A fresher home and better breath
  • Cleaner lungs
  • Reduce stress and anxiety levels

How addicted are you?

Smoking is more than a habit, it is an addiction. The addictive part of a cigarette is the nicotine. After a while you become hooked and get an enjoyable feeling when you smoke. After you quit smoking, your body's nicotine levels decrease quickly, which causes cravings

Test how dependent you are on nicotine

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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