How many times have you heard someone say, "My dad quit 40
years ago. He just threw the pack out the car window, and that
was it. He never looked back."
Unfortunately, it’s not that easy to quit smoking. In fact,
it takes most people 8-11 attempts before they can quit for
good. But it CAN be done.
And the good news is that now there’s help – it’s called EX®
and it’s free online at
BecomeAnEX.org.
EX offers a plan to quit that was created using the latest
scientific research from the experts at Mayo Clinic and the
insights and experiences of EX-smokers. It walks you through all
the things you need to do BEFORE you quit smoking, so that when
you do actually stop, you’ll be prepared for all the things that
might make you slip and go back to smoking.
EX is a new way to think about quitting smoking – as
"re-learning life without cigarettes." And the EX Quit Plan is a
three-part process that will help you do just that.
Throughout your life as you’ve smoked, cigarettes have become
habitually paired with "triggers" – like drinking coffee,
driving and dealing with stress – that make you want to smoke.
So the first part of the EX Quit Plan involves re-learning how
to handle these triggers without smoking.
The second part of the plan is re-learning the whole idea of
addiction. Nicotine is the chemical in tobacco that keeps
smokers addicted. However, nicotine does NOT cause cancer – it’s
the other 11 known carcinogens in tobacco that do. The more
smokers learn about how addiction actually works, the more they
come to see why nicotine replacement medications (like gum or
the patch) are an important part of a quit smoking plan – when
used properly, they can double a smoker’s chances of quitting
successfully.
The third part of the EX Quit Plan is re-learning just how
important support from friends and family can be in helping a
smoker quit. At BecomeAnEX.org, you can learn exactly how to ask
for and get the right kind of support you need to succeed, even
from friends and family who continue to smoke. It CAN be done.
All three parts of this plan come to life at BecomeAnEX.org.
There are also a whole bunch of other resources to help smokers
tackle this deadly addiction. There’s even a link to an online
community of other EX-smokers where you can connect with other
people going through the same struggles to quit as you.
And best of all, EX is free. Check it out at
BecomeAnEX.org.
