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Quitting Tobacco UseModule 13
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Quitting Tobacco Use
What can happen to the inside of your body when you stop smoking?
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• Pick a quit date!
• Stock up on healthy snacks.
• Toss out your old packs and lighters.
• Reward yourself.
• Don't just sit there, do something.
• Try the buddy system.
What do I do if I want to stop? If you want to stop tobacco use, or help a friend to stop, here are 10 tested tips:
• Get your teeth cleaned.
• Reward yourself.
• Ask out a crush.
• Call 1-800-Quit-Now or visit www.QuitlineNC.com. QuitlineNC can help, and it is free.
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QuitlineNC: • Helps you double your
chances of quitting for good.
• Is a free, private tobacco-use treatment service.
• Is available in English, Spanish, and other languages.
• Has helped people from every part of the state.
• Is available daily during convenient times.
How can QuitlineNC help? If you or someone you know is ready to quit, call 1-800-QUIT-NOW for free coaching.
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Slide 3: National Cancer Institute. “Factsheet: Harms of Smoking and Health Benefits of Quitting,” accessed January 11, 2012, http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Tobacco/cessation
Slide 4: American Cancer Society. 2011. “Quitting Smoking—Help for Cravings and Tough Situations.” http://www.cancer.org/Healthy/StayAwayfromTobacco/quitting-smoking-help-for-cravings-and-tough-situations
References
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Slides 1 and 2: Photographs courtesy of iStockphoto.
Slide 3: Illustration courtesy of RTI International.
Photographs are used for illustrative purposes only, and any persons depicted are models.
Photograph Credits
Prepared by Sterling Fulton-Smith, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services; Sandhya Joshi, RTI International; Caley Burrus, Duke
University; Ronny Bell, Maya Angelou Center for Health Equity; and Barri Burrus, RTI International.
March 2012