1) Young Muslims - The Message

Celebrate your success and give yourself credit! Tell people howlong you’ve been quit. It's a major achievement and you should beproud.If you’d like, tell us how long you’ve quit. We’d love to hear fromyou and celebrate your success! You can use this form to submityour quit story.Consider exercising more. When you're quitting smoking, exercisecan help. Exercise is a healthy alternative to smoking, it can takeyour mind off your cravings, it can help your mood and energy level,and it can help keep off extra weight. If you are new to exercising,start slowly. A walk around the block is a good start.4. If you slip up, don’t give up. Try quitting again.Quitting smoking gets easier with practice. Every time you try toquit, you boost your chances of quitting for good. Most peoplewho’ve quit smoking forever had to try 5 or 6 times before theycould quit for good. This is normal.Don't be discouraged if you slip up. You are not a failure. Try tofigure out what the barriers were to your quitting. Were thenicotine cravings too strong? Did you go back to smoking when youwere stressed? Talk with your counselor, doctor or pharmacistabout your experience. Ask yourself how you can do it differentlynext time. If you think quit smoking medicines will make it easier foryou to quit next time, ask your doctor or pharmacist for theirrecommendation. Then try quitting again. Keep trying.Young Muslims, What they should know about Islam Page - 193