Stress and Smoking

Here are some great suggestions for dealing with stress. They’re geared toward people who are quitting smoking or trying to stay quit, but they can apply to anyone trying to replace addictions or compulsive behaviors with healthier coping activities, from About’s guide to smoking cessation.

Take this quiz from Oprah.com to determine what your smoking style is. Once you know, you will have more clues on how address your specific issues and triggers and design a plan to successfully quit.

Relatively little research has been done on this topic, but here’s a brief summary of an existing study. It’s helpful for parents to understand, so they can better help their teens.

This informative resource, from FamilyDoctor.org, gives some great reasons to quit smoking, plus proven strategies to help you quit and stay quit.