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You Have the Power To Quit Tobacco in 2012
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Once the holidays have come and gone, it’s time to reflect on you and where you want to be in the coming year. If you’ve tried to quit tobacco before or have been contemplating quitting for a while, now is the time to do it … not for your mother, not for your spouse, not for your significant other. This is the time to do it for YOU.
Everyone has the power to quit tobacco. But, it takes motivation from within and a solid plan with proven strategies to succeed. You can discover how to put together a plan to quit and get the support to stay quit on this website. But, first let’s look at the best way to get from here to there: motivation.
Motivation is a powerful engine that can ignite your drive to succeed. It comes from your desire to achieve a goal and the belief that you are capable of doing it. The greater your desire and belief, the more motivated you become. Once you can tap into your power of motivation, your drive to quit will become unstoppable.
Kick start your motivation by setting a goal, and then get excited about that goal. Write down your goals and commit to them publicly. Look for inspiration from others who have achieved the goal of quitting tobacco. Use visualization to see how you can overcome obstacles and achieve a positive outcome. Then take concrete actions: Create your own quit plan to map out a strategy for success.
Once you have unleashed your power of motivation and set a plan into action, here are some tips to help you stay motivated.
- Prepare Yourself. Use Train2Quit, an interactive online program that will walk you through the steps to becoming permanently tobacco-free. The program will show you how to harness all of your resources—mental, psychological, social, and medical—to deal with withdrawal, overcome temptation, and keep from gaining weight as you give up cigarettes or dip for good. Train2Quit will take you on a personalized journey that can double your chances of success.
- Get Support. When your motivation dips, try connecting with our Live Chat service, available to you 24/7. Our trained quit coaches offer interactive advice, support, or just someone to talk with, one on one, when you need it most. It’s free and confidential, and it could be just the extra support you need to quit and stay quit. Or, go to the Locate Support page to find your region or State and get support in your area to achieve your goal of living tobacco-free.
If you are a TRICARE® beneficiary who is not eligible for Medicare, you can call a help line, 24/7, and speak with a trained tobacco quit coach. Your coach can help you create a customized quit plan and refer you to a provider to help you carry out the plan. The Quitline is available 365 days a year in three TRICARE regions:
- North: 866–459–8766 (Wisconsin to Maine to North Carolina)
- South: 877–414–9949 (Texas to South Carolina)
- West: 866–244–6870 (everywhere else)
- Stay Preoccupied. Our fun, free games—Texas Hold ’em; Kiss Me, You Fool; Forgotten Treasures; Word Challenge; and Make an Avatar—are a great way to pass the time when you crave that cigarette or chew due to nicotine withdrawal. Remember, most cravings last only 3 to 6 minutes, and these fun games will help keep you distracted to pass the time.
- Be Connected. You can talk with others who are fighting to quit tobacco just like you through our quit blogs; studies show that people who quit with friends are 36 percent more likely to remain tobacco-free.1
- Reward Yourself. Use our online savings calculator to see how much money you’re spending to feed your tobacco addiction. If you smoke a pack a day and pay $5 for a pack, you’ll see that you’re spending $150 a month. That’s money you could spend on a special treat for yourself.
Make this the year that you successfully quit tobacco for you! Get motivated and make a plan. You can do it. We can help.
References
1 Christakis, N. A., & Fowler, J. H. (2008). The collective dynamics of smoking in a large social network. The New England Journal of Medicine, 358(21), 2249–2258. Retrieved December 16, 2011, from http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/abstract/358/21/2249