I need help quitting smoking, can fluther help me?

I need help quitting smoking, can fluther help me?
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Quitting smoking is about more than just not smoking. You need to change your behavior. That’s the hard part. I smoked for many years and quit cold turkey which was difficult. I needed something to do with my hands so I took up yo-yo’ing. The most important thing to remember is that you can’t smoke anymore. Not even one.
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