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The faster you quit, the more quickly your body will recover. Consider these healthy answers.
Learn how dependence on nicotine develops, and how it can affect your body.
You may think that willpower is all it takes to quit smoking. But the truth is that it takes much more. It also takes planning, support, coping, and changes to your daily routine.
As you probably already know, quitting smoking isn't easy. But, millions of other people have done it, and you can, too.
Reducing the number of cigarettes you have each day is one approach to quitting. But cutting back is not the same as stopping altogether, emphasizes the National Cancer Institute . And some people who cut back end up inhaling more deeply or smoking more of each cigarette, either of which is still harmful.