Did you quit on New Year’s eve?
Quitting is hard – but staying quit can be easier!
If you did quit on New Year’s – use each subsequent Monday to recommit to staying quit.
Why Monday? It’s a fresh start – the January of each week. A day to refocus and recommit, celebrate your progress, or to quit again if you relapse. See the helpful resources below.
Quit & Stay Quit Monday TIPS
Quit & stay quit with a friend, family member, co-worker – success loves company.
Quit & stay quit with helpful quitter hotlines.
Quit & stay quit with nicotine substitutes – gums, lozenges or patches, offered free from regional support sources.
Quit & stay quit with weekly Monday messages, online tools and forums.
YOUR QUIT & STAY QUIT MONDAY TOOLS & RESOURCES
Each Monday, call a quit line and check with the websites for weekly news, online tools and motivational messages.
American Cancer Society – free counseling, downloadable tools & a list of local support organizations
About.com – weekly Healthy Monday messages & the Take the Monday Pledge online forum
The Ex Campaign – American Legacy Foundation’s campaign to show smokers how to re-learn life without cigarettes
Smokefree.gov – answers to smoking-related questions; expert advice & counseling
1-800-QUIT-NOW – US toll-free access to national quitline services
NYSmokefree.com & 866-NY-QUITS (quitline) – for New York State residents
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (or call 311) – info about smoking cessation centers for New Yorkers