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It isn't easy to get over an addiction to tobacco, but many people have succeeded, often on a second or third try. The longer you stay nicotine-free, the less of a hold it will have over you. The following tips are intended to help an addicted smoker make it through withdrawal and give up for good:

• Ask your doctor or pharmacist about pharmacological aids (e.g. Zyban, nicotine replacement substitutes) to help you avoid withdrawal symptoms.
• Smoke more than you want to for a day or two before you quit. This ‘overkill’ may help spoil your taste for cigarettes.
• Go ‘cold turkey’. Tapering off gradually probably won't work for you, because the moment you put out one cigarette you begin to crave the next.
• Tell family and friends you've stopped smoking. Ask for help if you need it. Keep away from cigarettes completely. Get rid of ashtrays. Destroy any cigarettes you have. Try to avoid smokers and smokey places.
• Think of yourself as a non-smoker, and act like one. Put up ‘No Smoking’ signs, and encourage others to stay smoke-free.
• Remember that physical withdrawal symptoms, unpleasant though they may be, only last about two weeks.

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