Help a Friend

Remind your friend about all the good reasons to quit but don’t nag them.
Spend more time together in places where there is no smoking.
Help your friend remove all of the ashtrays from their home and car.
Support your friend if they’re feeling down or cranky.
Tell your friend every day how proud you are of them.
Encourage your friend that quitting might not be easy but that it’s possible.
Suggest that they: 1) get help from their doctor, 2) try medications, like the patch or gum, to help with cravings, or 3) call the Quitline at 1-800-QUIT-NOW.
Motivate your friend by telling them that quitting smoking could save them $2000 per year (if they smoke a pack per day). Go the the savings calculator.
Celebrate their quitting milestones: 1 day, 1 week, 1 month, 1 year without cigarettes!
A smoke-free home is safer for your friend and their family. As a reminder, print out this sign (in Spanish) and ask your friend to hang it up. It will remind them and others that this home is (or soon will be) smoke-free.
Join your friend in activities that keep them busy, such as going shopping, taking a walk, dancing, watching a movie.
If your friend starts smoking again, encourage them to try and quit again. Most smokers have to try to quit multiple times before they are successful.

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