• Develop a clean, fresh, nonsmoking environment around yourself, at work, and at home. Buy yourself flowers. You may be surprised how much you can enjoy their scent now.

• The first few days after you quit, spend as much free time as possible in places where smoking isn't allowed, such as libraries, museums, theaters, department stores, and churches.

• Drink large quantities of water and fruit juice (but avoid sodas that contain caffeine).

• If drinking alcohol and/or coffee make you crave a cigarette try to avoid it for the time being.

• Strike up a conversation instead of a match for a cigarette.

• If you miss the sensation of having a cigarette in your hand, play with something else, such a pencil, a paper clip, a marble.

• If you miss having something in your mouth, try toothpicks or a straw.