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Set a quit date and stop smoking

Make a plan to quit smoking, tackle any potential problems when they arise and track and maintain your progress in staying quit.

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First, decide on your strategy to stop smoking

Find the best way for you to quit smoking for good

Now set a quit date and goal to stop smoking

Set out your plan to become smoke free

Then plan for any problems in going smoke free

Prepare for potential barriers to stopping smoking and work out how to overcome them

Finally, get support from the people around you

Learn how social support can help you achieve your goal of stopping smoking

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Monitoring and maintaining progress

Making sustainable long-term changes to our behaviours can be a challenge. The following advice and tools are here to help you monitor and maintain your progress.

Keep track of your progress after you quit smoking

Monitor your smoking and your cravings to help you stay quit

Check in on your stop smoking goals

Find out why it's important to review your goals and progress after you quit smoking

Managing emotions around stopping smoking

Advice for managing unhelpful emotions and cravings that may be getting in the way of your quit plans

Managing slip-ups when you quit smoking

Learn how to manage slip ups and get back on track with quitting smoking

Keeping up the good work to stay smoke free

How you can sustain the positive changes you've made to stop smoking

Further professional help and support

Smoking links and resources

Extra information and advice produced by other organisations

Tell us how you've made a change

Let us know how you've used Ready to Change to improve your health

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