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Share the intention of quitting with friends and family and get their support

[10] Try writing a short story or a poem, or take a pottery or art class

Either is fine, but it seems that quitting abruptly, going cold turkey, might be better

Join the I Quit Programme and remain smoke free for 28 days and you are 5 times more likely to quit smoking

In a clinical trial that pitted would-be quitters who stopped smoking altogether on quit day against those directed to wean themselves off the butts over two weeks, researchers found that those who went cold turkey were more likely than gradual taperers to succeed in quitting for four weeks and for six months

[12] Just do what you've been doing