People around the world are very particular to quit the unhealthy habit of smoking. Buy 99 percent of the smokers fail to succeed in this process due to the lack of will power. If you follow few important tips, you will be able to quit smoking forever and you can lead a healthy way of life.

Tips to help you stop smoking:

o Write a list of harmful effects of smoking. When ever you are tempted to light a cigarette, go through this list and you will not feel like smoking.
o You must decide a day for stopping this habit. Stopping the smoking habit gradually does not help you as it increases the craving in you.
o You must inform your friends and relatives that you are quitting this habit. This helps them to keep an eye on you and warn you when ever you try to smoke.
o You must throw away the cigarettes, ash tray, lighter etc as their presence will keep reminding you the habit of smoking.
o You must be prepared to face the side effects of quitting this habit. You may experience nausea, headaches, anxiety, craving etc in the initial stages of stopping. But you will feel alright within a week’s time.
o In the initial stages of quitting the smoking habit, you must avoid the situations which encourage you to smoke. Once you have conquered over this habit you can face any situation as you will become strong mentally and emotionally.
o You must feel positive about the process of quitting cigarettes. A positive attitude always helps you to be stubborn in your task and make you successful in accomplishing it.
o You may find the tendency to eat more due to the depressed state of mind when you stop smoking. You must learn to balance your emotions and control the craving for food.
o You must not be disappointed if you fail in the attempt of quitting smoking. You must try and try and again until you succeed in the process.
o You can take the guidance of the stop smoking clinics where you will be counseled, given medication etc by the experts.
o The recently introduced stop smoking injection can be a boon to you as it helps to ditch the smoking habit completely. But these injections must be taken under the guidance of medical experts.
o You can try various other methods of quitting cigarettes. You can go for gums, sprays, patches, tablets, lozenges, inhalers and so on to quit this unhealthy habit.