Smoking is a pleasure.

Quiz: Do you smoke for this reason?
If you answer "often" or "sometimes" to the following questions,
this is one reason you smoke.

• Smoking cigarettes is pleasant and enjoyable.
  
  
• Smoking makes good times better.
  
  
• I want a cigarette most when I am comfortable and relaxed.

Almost two out of three smokers say they just plain enjoy smoking. When you associate smoking with "the good times," it can strengthen your smoking habit. But it can be easier to quit when you focus on enjoying yourself without tobacco. The tips below offer some ideas to help you miss cigarettes less.

Tips To Help You Quit

• Enjoy the pleasures of being tobacco-free. Savor:
  
  

  How good foods now taste.
  
  

  How fresh you look and feel in social situations without smoking.
  
  

  How much easier it is to walk, run, and climb stairs now that your lungs are smoke-free.
  
  

  How good it feels to be in control of the urge to smoke.

  
  

  
  

• Spend the money you save on cigarettes on another kind of pleasure: a shopping spree, a night out, a party to celebrate your success.
  
  
• Remind yourself of the health benefits of quitting. Giving up cigarettes can help you enjoy life's other pleasures for many years to come.

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