Try: Suggest that cr try to find a replacement for the oral fixation that he she has acquired through smoking if cr feels the urge to smoke try chewing gum or holding a straw in his her mouth cr might also try munching on pretzels or hard candy to keep his her mouth busy try keeping a notebook handy to jot down when cravings happen keeping a record of what is going on when cravings appear will help cr to understand why he she has them for example if cr is having cravings after each meal cr will know that eating may be a trigger for his her craving plan activities for the times when cr has the most cravings if cr has more cravings after meals plan to take a walk after each meal do the same for any other situation try to keep busy so smoking isn’t the focus try using a nicotine-replacement product there are patches pills gums and inhalers that can help many people find them effective for controlling urges try keeping a running list of all of the positive results of quitting look at that list each time an urge to smoke occurs include things like health benefits social benefits and financial benefits try joining a support group in the area find

Materials: Chewing gum plastic straw hard candy pretzles notebook and pen

Categories: Sage, Topic, Medical Physical

Information: From the telephone book look under support groups or nicotine anonymous

References: how to stop the urge to smoke by en ashley kurz no date available at www ehow org

Keywords: Smoking cravings addiction quit smoking

*This information is listed as a Tip and is not explicitly medically licensed