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By Terry Martin, About.com Guide to Smoking Cessation since 2003

Smoking Relapse Prevention

Saturday October 9, 2004
Years of smoking taught us to react to literally everything by lighting a cigarette. When we were happy, we'd celebrate by lighting up. When we got angry, smoking would calm us down, or so we thought. Tired? Smoke a cigarette to stay awake. Hungry? Feed yourself a smoke. This list goes on.

4 Steps to Defeating the Urge to Smoke will help you learn to read your reactions to smoking triggers and respond with more appropriate choices.

Nicotine Withdrawal and Junkie Thinking will help you find constructive ways to keep yourself on track when unhealthy thoughts of smoking come along, which they are bound to, at least early on in your quit program.

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