In Their Own Words...
My Story
“Remove yourself as much as possible from those environments. If you just quit smoking, do not go out partying or to a club or bar where everybody is going to be smoking, because it is like dangling a carrot right in front of you.”
Related Resources
Smokefree.gov
Free information and professional help from the National Cancer Institute for people trying to quit smoking and dipping. It also includes content and resources specifically for adolescents and women.
BecomeAnEx.org
A free, digital quit-smoking plan and online community that has helped nearly 1 million people develop the skills to successfully quit. Research has shown that following the BecomeAnEX quit plan quadruples a tobacco user's chance of quitting!
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Antonio
1+ Years Tobacco-free
“I used to be that guy who smoked a pack of cigarettes a day.”
Eva
1+ Years Tobacco-free
“Talk to somebody who’d been there.”
Jerry
1+ Years Tobacco-free
“My advice – recognizing that you need to quit and chasing it. Chasing it until it’s done. Doesn’t matter how long it takes.”
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