Beat the Pack Program Coping With the Urge to Smoke.

Beat the Pack Program

Coping With the Urge to Smoke

Agenda

• Common triggers

• Ways to cope

• What to do if you slip

• Next steps

Coping With the Urge to Smoke

• What triggers an urge for you?

• Are there certain times of the day that are the hardest for you?

• How have you changed yourroutine and lifestyle to makequitting easier?

• Have you talked to your doctor?

Common Triggers

• Being around smokers/smoking

• Certain situations or people

• Alcohol or coffee

• Sweet or spicy foods

• Stress

USDHHS. http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/tobacco/smconsumer.pdf. Accessed March 3, 2008.

ACS. http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/PED_10_13X_Help_for_Cravings.asp?sitearea=PED. Accessed March 3, 2008.

ACS. http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ped/content/ped_10_13x_guide_for_quitting_smoking.asp. Accessed February 27, 2008.

Ways to Cope

Call someone for support<<Insert company resource>>Call someone for support<<Insert company resource>>

Exercise to reduce urges and weight gain

Exercise to reduce urges and weight gain

Use substitutes like water or gumUse substitutes like water or gum

Join forces with a “quit buddy”Join forces with a “quit buddy”

Remind yourself why you want to quitRemind yourself why you want to quit

Look at the 31 Things calendarLook at the 31 Things calendar

Relax with music or meditationRelax with music or meditation

Read your Personal Progress TrackerRead your Personal Progress Tracker

ACS. http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/PED_10_13X_Help_for_Cravings.asp?sitearea=PED. Accessed March 3, 2008.Taylor AH et al. Addiction. 2007;102;534-543.USDHHS. http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/tobacco/smconsumr.pdf. Accessed March 3, 2008.

Do something new or enjoyableDo something new or enjoyable

What to Do if You Slip

• If you slip, you can still successfully quit

• If you have a cigarette, stop smoking again right away

• Write what made you slip in your Personal Progress Tracker and what you could have done differently

• Recommit to quit

• Reward yourself after you quit again

6 to 9 lifetime quit attempts for the average smoker6 to 9 lifetime quit attempts for the average smoker

CDC. http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/sgr/sgr_2001/index.htm. Accessed February 13, 2008.

Fiore MC, et al. Clinical Practice Guideline: Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update. Washington, DC: US Department of Health and Human Services. Public Health Service; 2008.

American Cancer Society. http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ped/content/ped_10_13x_guide_for_quitting_smoking.asp. Accessed February 27, 2008.

Next Steps

• Next meeting:_____________

• Contact info:______________

Questions?

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