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– Neal
Smoked for 25 years, Tobacco-free for 1 year
“The cravings were just amazing. I thought maybe if I smoked a cigarette, it will make it better. But then, I caught myself. I told myself ‘No, that would make it worse. You would just kill all that time that you haven’t smoked.’ So it was like putting one more day between it and my new self.”
– Neal
Smoked for 25 years, Tobacco-free for 1 year
– Janeil
Smoked for 2 years, Tobacco-free for 1+ years
“The thing that really got me through quitting tobacco products was...”
– Janeil
Smoked for 2 years, Tobacco-free for 1+ years
– Ashley
Smoke/Vaped for 2 years, Tobacco-free for 2 years
“Know that sometimes we need help and having the resource and having places and people you can go to talk to, that was a blessing.”
– Ashley
Smoke/Vaped for 2 years, Tobacco-free for 2 years
– Phillep
Smoked for 10 years, Tobacco-free for 2 years
“I found that doing something I loved, like working on cars, took my mind off of wanting to smoke. I believe that’s what helped me.”
– Phillep
Smoked for 10 years, Tobacco-free for 2 years
– Monica
Smoked for 35 years, Tobacco-free for 3+ years
“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.”
– Monica
Smoked for 35 years, Tobacco-free for 3+ years
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The thing that really got me through quitting tobacco products was music. Music. Music. Music.That’s just my thing. I can get in the car. I can go driving. And once I’m doing that – tobacco is not on my mind. It’s music. It’s the lyrics. It’s the song. It’s me thinking about success.
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The U.S. Surgeon General (among others) has determined that tobacco products are addictive. It can be difficult to quit using tobacco and many who try to quit don't succeed. That's where QuitAssist can help. QuitAssist is a free informational resource designed to connect adult tobacco consumers who have decided to quit smoking, vaping, or dipping, with expert quitting information from public authorities.
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