Simple tips and tools to help smokers quit (BPT) - Every year,
people across the country make resolutions to quit smoking, but
research shows that less than 5 percent of those who quit
without assistance are successful in their quit attempt.
Quitting smoking is one of the hardest things to do. On average,
it takes a smoker up to nine attempts to quit before they're
able to do so successfully. Every relapse begins with smaller
lapses - so quitters shouldn't stop trying after a lapse.
Smokers need a variety of tools to help them quit. "Even if you
lapse when quitting smoking and have a cigarette, there are
still opportunities for you to achieve your goal of quitting
smoking successfully," says Saul Shiffman, PhD, an addiction and
dependence expert at the University of Pittsburgh and a world-
renowned researcher in behavior change and relapse, and paid
consultant to GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare. To work
toward a resolution to quit smoking, Shiffman recommends these
tips: * Determine the best tools to help