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Index
Cover
Table of Contents
Introduction
About This Book
Foolish Assumptions
Icons Used in This Book
Beyond the Book
Where to Go from Here
Part 1: Lifting the Fog on Smoking and Vaping
Chapter 1: A Matter of Life
Accepting the Consequences of Being Human
Tabulating the Health Costs of Smoking
Summing Up a Financial Spreadsheet
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
Life After the Breakup
Chapter 2: Talking about Tobacco
Analyzing Addiction
Dissecting Tobacco
Delivering Tobacco to the Body
Chapter 3: Taking Tobacco’s Health Costs into Account
How Smoking Affects Everyday Life
Getting Seriously Sick from Smoking
Chapter 4: Looking at the Impact of Smoking on Families and Communities
Smoking at Home
Looking at the Environmental Impact of Smoking
Combatting Smoking through Legislation
Part 2: Clearing the Air about Vaping and E-Cigarettes
Chapter 5: Grasping the Basics of Vaping
Vaping Devices: Basic Components
Evolving Vaping Devices
Knowing What You’re Vaping
Chapter 6: Recognizing the Risks of Vaping
Answering the Million-Dollar Question: Is Vaping Safer than Smoking?
Examining the Dangers of Vaping
Risks of Vaping CBD or THC
Evaluating Vaping as a Gateway to Regular Smoking
Chapter 7: What Parents Need to Know about Vaping
Hooking Up with Colors, Flavors, and Gadgets: Marketing to Kids
Recognizing the Special Risks to Kids
Catching Kids Before They Vape
Knowing What to Look for in Your Kids
Talking with Kids about Vaping
Getting Helpful Parenting Strategies
Part 3: Surveying Quitting Strategies
Chapter 8: Overcoming Obstacles to Quitting
Defining Quit-Busting Beliefs
Looking at the Main Quit-Busting Beliefs
Chapter 9: Finding Help at the Pharmacy
Replacing Nicotine
Prescribing Medications for Coping with Quitting
Thinking Medication Is Not an Option
Chapter 10: Changing Thoughts and Actions
Exploring the Relationship between Triggers, Thoughts, Actions, and Feelings
Thinking Differently about Triggers
Listening to Feelings and Urges
Taking New Actions
Chapter 11: Tapping Technical Supports
Finding Help on Your Phone
Turning to the Internet for Support
Chapter 12: Reducing Harm from Cigarette Smoking
Distinguishing Between Tobacco and Nicotine
Trying to Reduce the Harm While Continuing to Smoke Cigarettes
Trying Smokeless Tobacco Products
Veering to Vaping
Chapter 13: Searching for Help in All the Wrong Places
Surveying the Scene
You Don’t Always Get What You Pay For
Putting on Your Smart Consumer Hat
Part 4: Personalizing Your Quit Plan
Chapter 14: Assessing Your Readiness and Motivation to Quit
Knowing How the Stages of Change Work
Identifying What Stage of Change You’re in Right Now
Deciding Your Intent
Chapter 15: Preparing Your Plan
Monitoring Your Problem Before You Quit
Reviewing Your Quit History
Personalizing Your Quit Strategies
Choosing Your Quit Day
Declaring Your Intent
Creating a Pre-Quit-Day Game Plan
Chapter 16: Celebrating Your Quit Day
Prepping for Your Quit Day
Waking Up as an Ex-Smoker
Managing Food and Drink: You’re Not Giving Up Everything
Keeping Busy at Work and Play
Avoiding Triggers for Now
Opening a Pack of Pleasures Instead of a Pack of Smokes
Going to Bed
Chapter 17: Getting through the Risky First Month
Managing Your Inner Curmudgeon
Sleeping Through the Night
Tolerating Withdrawal in the First Month
Talking Back to First-Month Excuses
Appreciating Your Payoffs
Celebrating the New You
Chapter 18: Staying the Course for the Next Five Months and Beyond
Boosting Your Plan for Problematic Triggers
Keeping Your Confidence Level in Check
Knowing What to Do When Your Willpower Wanes
Recognizing Problematic Emotions
Pumping Up Exercise
Looking Forward to Fading Nicotine Replacement Therapy
Staying Vigilant Beyond Six Months
Chapter 19: Recovering from Lapses and Relapses
Deciding to Lapse
Profiting from a Lapse
Realizing When a Lapse Is a Relapse
Moving on from a Relapse
Getting Some Final Tools for Battling Lapses and Relapses
Part 5: Living after Smoking
Chapter 20: Dealing with Weight Gain
Prioritizing Health First and Setting Realistic Goals
Keeping Track of What You Eat
Rethinking Food and Dieting
Figuring Out What to Put on the Table
Boosting Metabolism
Staying Motivated
Chapter 21: Strengthening Resilience
Enhancing Competence and Confidence
Improving Relationships
Acquiring Mindfulness
Finding Meaning and Purpose
Chapter 22: Developing Self-Compassion
Being Kind to Yourself
Asserting Yourself
Forgiving Yourself
Accepting Yourself
Part 6: The Part of Tens
Chapter 23: Ten Ways to Help Someone You Care about Quit
Making Your Home a No-Smoking Zone
Cleaning Up the Smokey Mess
Remaining Positive
Depersonalizing Crabbiness
Keeping Judgment at Bay
Planning Distractions
Reducing Stress
Encouraging All Attempts
Checking In
Celebrating Success
Chapter 24: Ten (Or So) Reliable Resources for More Information
The American Cancer Society
The American Lung Association
Cochrane Reviews
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The American Psychological Association
The National Institute on Drug Abuse
Smokefree.gov
Your State Quitline
The American Heart Association
The UK’s National Health Service
MedlinePlus
Truth Initiative
Chapter 25: Ten Messages for Teens and Young Adults Who Vape
Your Lungs Love Air
Stay Away from Street Products
Your Brain Is Still Changing
Getting Addicted Is No Fun
It’s Not Your Parents’ Marijuana
Nicotine Levels May Be Higher than You Think
Don’t Let Frustration Ruin Your Life
What Would You Tell Your Little Brother or Sister to Do?
Choosing What’s Cool rather than What’s Good for You
Thinking about the Long-Term Game
Index
About the Authors
Advertisement Page
Connect with Dummies
End User License Agreement
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