Starting Monday, March 23, 2020, individuals will not be allowed to smoke on the hospital campus, including in vehicles. Smoking and vaping can make a person more vulnerable to a severe infection such as with the novel coronavirus. To help patients through this process providers are offering nicotine replacement therapy.

Here are some helpful tips that can assist with quitting smoking:

● Get regular exercise.
● Stay away from smokers and places that make you want to smoke. If people close to you
   smoke, ask them to quit with you or avoid smoking around you.
● Keep gum, hard candy, or something to put in your mouth handy. If you get a craving for a
   cigarette, try one of these instead.
● Keep your hands busy. Do a crossword puzzle, seek-a-word, or Sudoku puzzle.
● Teach yourself to knit or crochet, you tube learning videos are helpful when learning new tasks.