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<p>Introduction 1</p> <p><b>Part 1: Lifting the Fog on Smoking and Vaping 5</b></p> <p>Chapter 1: A Matter of Life 7</p> <p>Chapter 2: Talking about Tobacco 17</p> <p>Chapter 3: Taking Tobacco’s Health Costs into Account 35</p> <p>Chapter 4: Looking at the Impact of Smoking on Families and Communities 51</p> <p><b>Part 2: Clearing the Air about Vaping and E-Cigarettes 57</b></p> <p>Chapter 5: Grasping the Basics of Vaping 59</p> <p>Chapter 6: Recognizing the Risks of Vaping 73</p> <p>Chapter 7: What Parents Need to Know about Vaping 87</p> <p><b>Part 3: Surveying Quitting Strategies 103</b></p> <p>Chapter 8: Overcoming Obstacles to Quitting 105</p> <p>Chapter 9: Finding Help at the Pharmacy 119</p> <p>Chapter 10: Changing Thoughts and Actions 135</p> <p>Chapter 11: Tapping Technical Supports 161</p> <p>Chapter 12: Reducing Harm from Cigarette Smoking 171</p> <p>Chapter 13: Searching for Help in All the Wrong Places 183</p> <p><b>Part 4: Personalizing Your Quit Plan 197</b></p> <p>Chapter 14: Assessing Your Readiness and Motivation to Quit 199</p> <p>Chapter 15: Preparing Your Plan 211</p> <p>Chapter 16: Celebrating Your Quit Day 225</p> <p>Chapter 17: Getting through the Risky First Month 233</p> <p>Chapter 18: Staying the Course for the Next Five Months and Beyond 247</p> <p>Chapter 19: Recovering from Lapses and Relapses 261</p> <p><b>Part 5: Living after Smoking 273</b></p> <p>Chapter 20: Dealing with Weight Gain 275</p> <p>Chapter 21: Strengthening Resilience 289</p> <p>Chapter 22: Developing Self-Compassion 303</p> <p><b>Part 6: The Part of Tens 315</b></p> <p>Chapter 23: Ten Ways to Help Someone You Care about Quit 317</p> <p>Chapter 24: Ten (Or So) Reliable Resources for More Information 323</p> <p>Chapter 25: Ten Messages for Teens and Young Adults Who Vape 327</p> <p>Index 333</p>

<p><b>Charles H. Elliott, PhD</b> and <b>Laura L. Smith, PhD</b> are clinical psychologists with years of experience treating people with emotional problems, including addictions. They are authors of a variety of <i>For Dummies</i> books including <i>Overcoming Anxiety For Dummies</i> and <i>Borderline Personality Disorder For Dummies.</i>

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