How long will the irresistible urge to smoke remain?
If you've quit smoking, not everyone has yet, so you're bound to come across smokers at parties, for example. Evenings out with friends are one of the most challenging contexts for quitters. It's normal for the sight, smell and context of tobacco to provoke a desire to smoke. This will diminish over time. Taking a nicotine substitute before you go, or staying in the presence of non-smokers, can make the process easier.
For further information, we recommend that you consult :
- Tabac info service website
- The Santé Publique France website and its section on tobacco
- The "Ameli" health insurance website and its thematic file on tobacco
And more specifically, the resources you can consult to stop smoking:
- Tabac info service: the application that suggests ways to stop smoking, which you can download here.
- 3889: a free telephone service staffed by tobaccologists, Monday to Saturday, 8am to 8pm.
- A tobaccologist: a professional who can help you quit under the right conditions, easily found on the tabac info service website here