1. WHAT’S YOUR REASON TO QUIT
Everyonehas theirownreasons for
quitting. Whatare yours?
 Your Health and
Appearance
o My teeth and fingernails
will not be stained.
o My skinwill look healthier
o Breathe easier & cough less
o Decrease my risk for cancer
and heart disease
 Your Lifestyle
o I will have more money
o Food will taste better
o My clothes will smell better
 Your Loved Ones
o I will set a great example
for my kids; it takes a lot of
strength to quit
o I will protect friends and
family from the dangers of
secondhand smoke
o I will have more energy
o I will live longer, and be
around for my family
Ways to Help You Quit
Free Telephone Counseling
Utah Tobacco Quit Line
1.800.Quit.Now
Calculate Monthly Cost
http://waytoquit.org/calculator
Step By Step Walk-Through
http://smokefree.gov/ready-to-quit
Nicotine Anonymous
utin.org/nica.html
About Us
This is the place for your ‘elevator pitch.’ If you
only had a few seconds to pitch your products
or services to someone, what would you say?
BE A FIGHTER; PUT DOWN
THE LIGHTER
UTAH COLLEGE OF DENTAL
HYGIENE
Lauren Shaffner
(801) 426-8234
BE A
FIGHTER; PUT
DOWN THE
LIGHTER
UTAH COLLEGE OF DENTAL
HYGIENE

2. Quitting is a Process
The process of quitting involves several
steps:
 Commitment
o Taking the 1st steps to
quitting
o NEVERgiving up
 Personal Assessment
o Why do you use tobacco
in the first place?
 Social habit
 Stress reliever
 Plan for Success
o Choose a method to quit
o Form new behaviors
o Tell your family & friends
so they can support you
 Slip Control
o Don’t get discouraged
o It takes most people 2-5
times to successfully quit
 Rewards for Success
o Buy something nice with
the money you saved
o Improved health
o Brag to friends & family
DON’T LET YOUR LIFE GO UP
IN FLAMES; BREAK THE
CHAINS!
Tips to Quit
 Don’t carry tobaccoproducts,
lighters or matches with you
 Go places where youcan’t use
tobacco:mall, movies,
restaurants
 Stay Positive& be proud of
yourself
 Stay busy- exercise, watcha
movie, read, workon a hobby
 Save the money youwould
normally spend on tobacco-putit
in a jar and watchit grow
 Brush yourteeth often, so your
mouth tastes fresh and clean
 DO NOTGIVE UP!
Approaches to Quitting
 Cold Turkey
o Set a date – no tobacco
after that date
o Gets youthrough the
withdrawal period
sooner
 Tapering
o Set a date – and decrease
the amount of tobacco
use each day until you
reach your quit date
o Lessens the impact of
sudden withdrawal
 Time Postponement
o Set a time limit that you
must wait, fromthe urge
to the time of use
o Eachday that time block
increases until youstop
all together