Quit Smoking for Good in the New Year

The New Year is around the corner and many of us will be making resolutions. A popular one will be to quit smoking. Although this is a wonderful goal which can improve a person’s quality of life dramatically, it is also a difficult one to achieve. As a result, you may need more than the patch to become nicotine free. So below are some tips to help you along your new journey.

1) Get a support group. Regardless of whether you’ve been smoking for one year or thirty years, you’ll need someone to depend on through this journey. As a result, in order to improve your success potential, join or form a group of at least two people. This group will be your cheerleader and accountability partners along your way to kicking your cigarette habit.

2) Rearrange your schedule. If you always smoke on your morning and afternoon breaks at works, it might be time to change them. By going to break early, you’ll beat your urge to smoke. Then, you’ll end up working through the time you want to smoke. The same theory can be applied to someone who works at home. Fill the time that you normally would smoke with another activity like grocery shopping in order to change your habit.

3) Get medical attention. Consult your physician when you decide to smoke. He or she may be able to prescribe you medication that will help you quit smoking. Your doctor can also give you additional information on what specifically may help you succeed in breaking your nicotine habit.

4) Have a few tricks handy to help you fight a nicotine fit. The biggest challenge you’ll face as you quit smoking is what to do when you have a major nicotine craving. This craving can occur even when you’re on medication prescribed to help you quit. So here’s a few ways to give you an edge in overcoming your bout with nicotine:

A. Alka-Seltzer. Drinking a mixture of Alka-Seltzer (two tablets) and water in order to get short-term relief from nicotine   withdrawals.