Tips for Smokers

Like most smokers in the US and Vermont, you’re probably already taking steps to keep your secondhand smoke away from others. But asking people to keep smoke away from your children still might take a little getting used to. These easy tips will help you get started.

• Make a smoke-free home and car rule. Let everyone who visits know about the rule, especially babysitters or others who may care for your children.

 

• Put a wallet-sized picture of a loved one on your cigarette pack to remind you why keeping smoke away from them is always worth it.

 

• Place “Smoke-Free Zone” reminders in your car and in the places around your home (like your garage) where you smoke.

 

• Team up with another parent who smokes. Together, make a pledge to keep smoke away from your kids and agree to help watch each other’s kids during smoke breaks.

 

• Ask your children or other people in your life to encourage and remind you to keep smoke away from them.

 

• Cut down, or consider quitting smoking by calling the Vermont Quit Network at 1-800-QUIT-NOW (784-8669) or by checking out the Quit in Person section on this site.