Everyone knows that smoking is bad. Moreover, there’s a statutory warning, which clearly states that smoking is injurious to health. Buy a pack of cigarettes, cigars, or pipes, and you could easily read the warning on every pack. Well, there are people who value these statements, however there are people who, despite knowing the truth, blatantly violate their own health. Before browsing through the tips, let us have a look at the current statistics related to smoking.

• Usually between 80,000 and 100,000 kids start smoking every day taking into accounts the global statistics. Horrifying statistics point out that approximately one quarter of children alive, specifically in the Western Pacific Region will die from smoking
• Among the age group of 13 to 15 (teens), about 1 in 5 smokes globally
• There’s evidence, which shows that around 50% of smokers who start early go on to smoke for 15 to 20 years
• There is a strong evidence that tobacco advertising is playing a major role in influencing the youngsters to smoke
• About a quarter of youth alive in the Western Pacific Region will die from smoking.

Anyway, let us come to the point now, how to quit smoking after all. For the purpose, just go through the following chart, which will surely prompt you to chalk out an action plan for yourself.

Stop smoking plan (START)

S = Saner to Set a quit date before actually going for it.

T = Tell yourself that quitting the bad of smoking is possible

A = Anticipation is needed to avoid hassles while quitting.

R = Removing your smoking stuff from your home, automobile, and workplace is necessary.

T = Talking to your family doctor can be helpful.

Apart from that, you must ask yourself the following questions to avoid smoking at the first instance, even if you crave for it. Just go through the following points:

Questions to ask yourself

In order to quit smoking permanently, you need to analyze and address your smoking habits in time. It also involves pondering over your habits of dependency along with the techniques that might work for you. For the purpose, just go through the following set of questions:

• After taking every meal, do crave for smoking?
• Do you tend to smoke more with your friends?
• Is your habit is too bad to handle or you smoke rarely?
• Do you believe in hypnosis therapy and acupuncture?
• Do you believe in quitting smoking forever?
• Do you want to be fit and healthy?

Well, you may think that the above questions are worthless; however on pondering closely, you will realize their worth. Always remember, it is always important to reflect what you are doing with your life, otherwise there remains no hope. Quitting smoking may be hard, but never impossible.