Adjust your medicine.

• If your urges are hard to resist and you are using NRT, you may be able to use more. For instance, if you are using a lower-dose patch, you can increase to a higher dose. Or you can add the nicotine mini-lozenge or gum. Learn more about combining medicines. If you are using varenicline or bupropion, you can talk to your doctor or other healthcare professional about your urges, as well as using these other tips.

Make your environment work for you, not for smoking.

You can change some things about your home, car, and work that will make it easier to quit and stay quit.

• Get rid of all the cigarettes in your home, in your car, and at work before you quit.

• Get rid of things that you use while smoking like lighters, matches, and ashtrays.

• Wash your clothes and anything else that smells of tobacco smoke.