| At some point in every smoker's fight to quit, he or she | | | | evaluate your dependence on it. It's not the most |
| will run up against a wall. The smoker will feel like he or | | | | detailed method available, but it'll certainly do in a pinch. |
| she just cannot do it anymore, just cannot resist the | | | | Another classic among how to stop smoking books is |
| urge to light up. But in these difficult times, there is a | | | | Edwin B. Fisher's American Lung Association Seven |
| special tool that one can use to fight temptation and | | | | Steps to a Smoke-Free Life. This volume is a book |
| stay motivated: how to stop smoking books. Reading | | | | adaptation of the American Lung Association's |
| books on the subject will remind you why you wanted | | | | Freedom from Smoking program. It acknowledges that |
| to quit in the first place, and will also remind you that | | | | every smoker is different and will require a different |
| you do have the strength to control your decision not | | | | strategy, but it provides seven guidelines for the |
| to smoke. | | | | smoker to build the strategy that's right for him or her. |
| One book that stands out among how to stop | | | | The steps are understanding your habit and addiction, |
| smoking books is Quit: Read This Book and Stop | | | | building your motivation to quit, developing you're quitting |
| Smoking by Charles F. Wetherall. It's 208 pages, but it's | | | | plan, preparing for your quit day, quitting, fighting |
| only about the size of a pack of cigarettes, so it's a | | | | temptations (the first two weeks), and staying focused |
| quick read. It's a great primer on how to quit smoking, | | | | (the first six months). The book provides some great |
| and it fits right in your pocket, so you can carry it with | | | | guidelines for what to look for in a specific quitting |
| you in case temptation catches you off guard. It is a | | | | strategy. |
| simple, if general, method to look at your habit and | | | | |