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Be Smoke Free

Not Ready to Quit?

Even if you're not quite ready to quit, you can try to cut back.


Use some of these techniques to help reduce the amount you smoke each day.


  • Hold your cigarette with the opposite hand
  • Carry carrot sticks around with you instead of cigarettes
  • Switch to a different brand…one that you don't like
  • Try to go longer between smokes
  • Limit smoking to certain times and places
  • Reduce the number of cigarettes you smoke each day and keep lowering the number
  • Only smoke half of a cigarette at a time
  • Buy cigarettes by the pack instead of the carton

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Take 5

Instead of smoking, try these 5 tips when the urge to smoke hits

  1. Find a quiet place and scream
  2. Go for a brisk walk
  3. Do 10 jumping jacks
  4. Take several deep breaths
  5. Call a friend

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Did You Know?

Cigarettes kill more Georgians than...

alcohol, car accidents, suicide, AIDS, homicide and illegal drugs combined - that's about 11,000 Georgians each year.

Source: Georgia Department of Public Health. What You Need to Know About Smoking: Great American Smokeout® Fact Sheet #1

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Need Help Quitting?
  • Tell everyone that you are quitting and ask for support.
  • Ask a friend or loved one to quit with you.
  • Find a smoking cessation program and make new smoke-free friends
  • Call the Georgia Tobacco Quit Line …it's free and available 24 hours a day.
    1-877-270-STOP

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