Quit support

What does smoking or vaping mean to you? A lot of people have a complicated relationship with commercial tobacco. This is an opportunity for you to see which side of that relationship is stronger.

Get out a piece of paper and make two columns: Pros of Smoking and Cons of Smoking. Now fill them each in with as many as you can think of in five minutes.

Do you have more cons? You can see that smoking or vaping is doing more harm than good in your life. Perhaps it’s time to move forward and take that next step towards reducing or quitting.

Do you have more pros? There are still some aspects of smoking or vaping that are important to you. You see some benefits to quitting, but right now, they may not outweigh your reasons to keep smoking or vaping. Keep reading but come back to this list of why quitting was important to you before you make a final decision.

Were your lists equal? You see some good and some bad things that come with smoking or vaping but you’re still on the fence about which side is right for you. 

If you’re having trouble making your list, talk to your friends or family, post in our Facebook community group, or connect with a Talk Tobacco Quit Coach by phone, live chat or text.

If you’re not ready to quit, consider all the reasons you do smoke – now and in the past. What made you start to smoke is probably not the same reason you do it today. Taking time to think about this can support you to figure out the role smoking or vaping plays in your life and why it’s so important to you.