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22 If you've tried to give up on your own before, you'll know how bad these symptoms can be. In fact they were probably the reason that you started smoking again. However, patches can help to make withdrawal symptoms less severe or even get rid of them altogether. How does it work? The patch replaces the nicotine which your body will no longer get from cigarettes once you have stopped smoking. The 3 month patch programme lets your body gradually get used to lower and lower levels of nicotine in a controlled gradual way, until your body can do without nicotine altogether. Why use Patches? • Wearing a patch every day for 3 months can help to reduce or remove withdrawal symptoms and cravings for cigarettes. • The patches come in 3 different sizes so that you can be gradually weaned off the nicotine your body is dependent on. • For the first 3 months you can concentrate on breaking the smoking habit without having to worry too much about withdrawal symptoms. • The patches only replace nicotine, so you will be ridding yourself of all the other harmful substances that are found in cigarettes. 23
Willpower Of course it's still up to you. It will only work if you really want to stop smoking. But it will give you that extra help you need to make the first few months easier. The wonderful thing about willpower is that it gets stronger the more you use it. It may seem a bit strange the first time you say no to a cigarette or tell someone that you don't smoke. But the more you say it the easier it will become - try it and see! What can you do to help yourself? There are lots of things you can do to help yourself. First, throw away all your cigarettes and matches and hide any lighters or ashtrays to remove temptation. Wash or dry clean your clothes so that they don't smell of smoke. Tell your family or friends Your family, friends and the people you work with care about you so they will be very happy that you are trying to give up smoking. So tell them, and ask for their support. Ask them to read this booklet so that they understand what you are trying to do and will be able to help you. Telling people will also mean that you can't have a sneaky cigarette in front of them. If other members of your family smoke, try to get them to give up at the same time. It will be very hard to give up if the people around you smoke so you can't get away from the habit and the smell of ashtrays. • If your workmates smoke, put no-smoking stickers around where you work and ask them not to smoke in front of you. • Try to find a friend who is trying to give up at the same time as you. That way you can encourage each other and you will have someone who really understands what you are going through. And because neither of you will want to be first to give in, you will be more determined to succeed. 25
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