Congratulations! By visiting this page, you've taken an important first step toward quitting smoking. You're gathering the information and resources you'll need to be successful.

As you know, smoking can lead to many health problems and will make your COPD worse. The good news is it's never too late to quit. The tips and resources we share below can help guide and motivate you to achieve your goal.

Tips for quitting

• Talk with your family, including your children, as well as friends and coworkers, to make quitting easier. Share your goals with them and enlist their help and understanding.
• Talk with your doctor or other healthcare professional and follow his or her instructions.
• Make a list of people you can lean on to help support you through different situations.
• Throw away any cigarettes, tobacco, lighters, or ashtrays that may tempt you. DON'T keep anything hidden "just in case."
• Avoid reminders of your smoking days.
• Opt for nonsmoking areas as much as possible.
• Focus on not smoking one day at a time—don't worry about tomorrow, next month, or next year.
• Review your progress often and congratulate yourself.
• Reward yourself by investing the money you save from not buying cigarettes or tobacco.
• Remember, just one cigarette can undo all your hard work. So try hard to fight any cravings.
• Refuse to give up. Remember why you want to stop smoking.

Helpful links
For additional resources to help you quit smoking, visit some of these informative sites:

Note: The Web sites below are external to GlaxoSmithKline. GlaxoSmithKline does not possess editorial control over the content of the information provided in the Web sites below and therefore does not warrant their accuracy and completeness.

http://www.cancer.org/
The American Cancer Society Web site includes information about smoking and prevention and cessation programs. The Prevention and Early Detection section highlights smoking as a leading cause of many cancers.

http://www.nci.nih.gov
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) Web site provides information about how the NCI coordinates the government's cancer research program. It details information on cancer, smoking risks, and the benefits of quitting.

http://www.lungusa.org/
The American Lung Association, which conducts programs addressing smoking cessation, prevention, and the protection of nonsmokers' health, has a Web site that provides a variety of educational materials for the public and healthcare professionals.

http://www.quitnet.com
QuitNet^® helps smokers kick their nicotine addiction; providing tools, information, and support for people quitting smoking.