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Smoking cessation · Educational guide

Make room for a plan

Think about your reasons, routines, and support.

Smokefree.gov recommends preparing for quitting by thinking about your reasons, choosing a quit date, and identifying triggers.

Consider who you can turn to for encouragement and which routines you want to change. Your plan can be personal; you do not need to share it with LYVRO or with others.

Editorial summary. This guide has not received clinician review. Sources checked 26 October 2026.

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  • Prepare to quit (opens in a new tab)

    Explore reasons for quitting, triggers, and a plan that fits your life.

    Smokefree.gov · National Cancer Institute · Planning · Global information
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  • Tobacco smoking cessation in adults: behavioral and pharmacotherapy interventions (opens in a new tab)

    USPSTF recommends behavioral interventions and FDA-approved cessation pharmacotherapy for nonpregnant adults who use tobacco. For pregnant persons, it recommends behavioral interventions; evidence is insufficient to determine the balance of benefits and harms of cessation pharmacotherapy. Insufficient evidence is not proof of ineffectiveness or an absolute contraindication.

    U.S. Preventive Services Task Force · Recommendation statement · United States
    Audience: Clinical guidance
    Link checked: 26 October 2026

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Preparing to quit

Practical steps people take before stopping, and how to make a plan that fits your life.

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