Text Size: We want to help you quit smoking.
If you smoke, it is never too late to quit. Even if you have smoked for many years, quitting today will lower your chances of having heart disease, lung cancer, emphysema and other breathing problems.
Self-help tips
When you have made a commitment to yourself to quit smoking, there are things you can do to help keep your commitment:
- Set a quit date.
- Throw away your cigarettes.
- Get support from family and friends.
- Avoid surroundings where smoking is present, for example, at bars or in a smoker's vehicle.
- Start an exercise program. Becoming more fit can naturally counteract the desire for nicotine.
- Take on new activities to replace the activities planned around your smoking patterns.
Resources
In addition to the above self-help tips, you may find it worthwhile to join a quit-smoking program. We can help you kick the habit for good with the following services, available to you as a Providence Health Plan member:
- Group smoking cessation classes. Either buproprion SR (Zyban) or nicotine patches will be provided at no additional charge to participants.
- The Quit For Life telephone-based smoking cessation program.
- Self-help smoking cessation materials
For more information on these and other smoking cessation resources, call the Providence Resource Line at 503-574-6595 or 800-562-8964.
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