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Smoking Cessation - References
Support is readily available to help you stop smoking and stay smoke-free for life. According to research or other evidence, the following self-care steps may be helpful.
- Focus on physical fitness
Increase your physical activity after giving up tobacco to prevent weight gain
- Participate in a program
Find a smoking-cessation program that holds regular meetings to discuss important topics such as strategies for stopping; factors that increase relapse risk; and problem-solving, stress-reduction, and coping skills
Also indexed as:
- quitting smoking,
- quitting tobacco,
- quitting tobacco use,
- smoking cessation,
- tobacco cessation,
- tobacco use cessation
About this treatment
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Last Review: 05-11-2011
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