HOW TO QUIT SMOKING

HOW TO QUIT SMOKING.

The following PRINCIPLES if applied can help us QUIT SMOKING.

 1. CONVINCE YOURSELF: Write down your reasons for quitting, and review this list regularly. A desire to be clean can be a Powerful motive.- Romans 12:1.

 2. GET HELP: If you have been smoking in secret, now is the time to come clean. Tell those you have been hiding it from that you are quitting, and ask for their support. If you want to serve God, pray for his help. - 1 john 5:14.

 3. SET A QUIT DATE: Give yourself two weeks or less, and mark on your calendar the day you are determined to quit. Tell your family and friends that you are quitting on that date.

 4. SEARCH AND DESTROY: Before you reach your quit date, scour your room, car, and clothing for any cigarettes. Destroy them. Get rid of lighters, matches, razlers and ashtrays.

5. DEAL WITH WITHDRAWAL SYMPTONS: Drink plenty of fruit juice or water, and allow more time to sleep. Keep in mind that the discomfort is TEMPORARY, while the benefits are PERMANENT.

 6. AVOID TRIGGERS: Stay away from places and situations where you will be tempted to smoke. You may also need to cut out contact with associates who are smokers. - Proverbs 13:20.

 7. AVOID RATIONALIZATION: Don't FOOL YOURSELF by saying “I WILL ONLY TAKE ONE PUFF"-). Such rationalization often leads to FULL RELAPSE. - Jeremiah 17:9.

 DID YOU KNOW? Smokeless tobacco- such as chewing tobacco can deliver more NICOTINE than cigarettes and contains more than 25 cancer causing compounds that increase the user's risk of developing CANCER OF THE THROAT, AND MOUTH. (AWAKE) The above PRINCIPLES can be applied when quitting "MARIJUANA, WE-WE, IGBO, SK, OR SCUM". Kindly Share this post to save someone battling with this problem.