{"id":9512,"date":"2025-03-01T13:55:57","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T18:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/quit_tips\/"},"modified":"2025-03-02T00:24:43","modified_gmt":"2025-03-02T05:24:43","slug":"quit_tips","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/dpc\/quit_tips\/","title":{"rendered":"dpc\/quit_tips ~  DHSS Healthy Living:  Tips for Quitting Smoking  &#8211; Delaware Health and Social Services &#8211; State of Delaware"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-swiftype-index=\"true\">\n\n\n\n\n\n  <br>\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n  <div class=\"container\" id=\"main_header\">\n\n\n    \n\n\n\n\n\n <!-- BEGIN readspeaker div -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"rs_skip rsbtn rs_preserve\" id=\"readspeaker_button1\">\n\n\n      <a accesskey=\"L\" class=\"rsbtn_play\" href=\"https:\/\/app-na.readspeaker.com\/cgi-bin\/rsent?customerid=7262&#038;lang=en_us&#038;readid=main_content&#038;url=https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/dpc\/quit_tips.html\" title=\"Listen to this page using ReadSpeaker\">\n\n\n        <span class=\"rsbtn_left rsimg rspart\"><span class=\"rsbtn_text\"><span>Listen<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\n\n        <span class=\"rsbtn_right rsimg rsplay rspart\"><\/span>\n\n\n      <\/a>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <!-- END readspeaker div -->\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n    \n\n\n    <header class=\"pull-left\">\n\n\n      <h1><!--[type=EDIT name=\"Page Title\"]-->Tips for Quitting<!--[END]--><\/h1>\n\n\n    <\/header>\n\n\n    \n\n\n  <\/div><br>\n\n\n \n\n\n  <div class=\"container\">\n\n\n    <div class=\"row\">\n\n\n      <div class=\"col-md-3\" id=\"leftCol\">\n\n\n        <div class=\"panel-group\" id=\"accordion\">\n\n\n          <div class=\"panel sectionmenu_panel\">\n\n\n            <div class=\"panel-heading\">\n\n\n              <p class=\"panel-title\"><a class=\"agency_nav\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapseOne\"><strong><i class=\"fa fa-align-justify fa-fw\"><\/i> Public Health Menu<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n            <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n            <div class=\"panel-collapse collapse in\" id=\"collapseOne\">\n\n\n              <div class=\"panel-body\" id=\"clf_nav\">\n\n\n                  <ul class=\"nav nav-stacked nav-pills-clf\" id=\"agency_sidebar\">\n    <li><a href=\"\/dph\/\"><h2>Home <i class=\"fa fa-home fa-fw\"><\/i><\/h2><\/a><\/li>\n    <li class=\"toplevel\"><a data-parent=\"#agency_sidebar\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#HomeMenu\"><h2>About <i class=\"fa fa-caret-right fa-fw\"><\/i><\/h2><\/a>\n      <ul class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"HomeMenu\">\n        <li><a href=\"\/dph\/about.html\">About DPH<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"\/dph\/sections.html\">Sections &#038; 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Write down your reasons and post them in your home and office.<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Photo of supportive friends\" class=\"pull-right img-thumbnail img-responsive\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/img\/support.gif\">\n\n\n\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n  <li>\u00a0If you need help, call the <a href=\"quitline.html\">Delaware Quitline<\/a>.\n\n\n\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n  <li>\u00a0Build a support network of family, friends, and coworkers.\n\n\n\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n  <li>\u00a0Set a &#8220;<strong>Quit Day<\/strong>&#8221; and stick to it.\n\n\n\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n  <li>\u00a0Before your Quit Day, throw away <strong>all<\/strong> your cigarettes, lighters, ashtrays, and promotional items.\n\n\n\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n  <li>\u00a0Clean and air out your house and car; get rid of as much of the tobacco smell as possible.\n\n\n\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n  <li>\u00a0Make a dental appointment to have your teeth cleaned.\n\n\n\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n  <li>\u00a0Avoid alcohol while you&#8217;re quitting.\n\n\n\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n  <li>\u00a0Learn to relax and <a href=\"stress.html\">manage your stress<\/a>.\n\n\n\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n  <li>\u00a0Keep something handy to replace the cigarette in your fingers: hold a pencil, play with a paper clip, or a rubber band.\n\n\n\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n  <li>\u00a0Be more active \u2014 work on projects, hobbies, or house\/yard work. Avoid watching television or just sitting<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Photo of broken cigarette.\" class=\"pull-right img-thumbnail img-responsive\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/img\/broken_cigarette.gif\">.\n\n\n\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n  <li>\u00a0<a href=\"getfit.html\">Be physically active<\/a> every day.\n\n\n\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n  <li>\u00a0The urge to smoke will soon go away, whether you smoke or not. Distract yourself by focusing on something else.\n\n\n\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n  <li>\u00a0List situations which trigger you to light up a cigarette\u2014and try to avoid those situations.\n\n\n\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n  <li>\u00a0If you know other people who smoke, ask them not to smoke around you.\n\n\n\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n  <li>Keep track of how much you spend on cigarettes. Put your daily cigarette money into a savings account and use it to buy a reward for\n\n\n\n\n\n  yourself after your first smoke-free year.\n\n\n\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n\n\n\n  You will likely have withdrawal symptoms, because nicotine is addicting. Symptoms may include nervousness, irritability, temporary\n\n\n\n\n\n  depression, dry mouth, cough. Remember that these withdrawal symptoms are temporary, and will go away in a few weeks.\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n\n\n\n  Take it one day at a time. If you slip, you are <strong><em>not<\/em><\/strong> a failure. If you smoke today, tell yourself you will quit\n\n\n\n\n\n  again tomorrow.\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n\n\n\n  Studies show the more often you try to quit, the more likely you are to quit permanently. Using two methods at once also increases your\n\n\n\n\n\n  likelihood of success. 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