Freedom From Smoking: Freedom From Smoking is an 8-week group clinic that focuses on psychoeducation and skills-building to quit tobacco use. Topics covered include: available medications that can help you stop smoking, lifestyle changes that make quitting easier, preparing for a quit day, stress management, preventing weight gain, building self-esteem, and long-term quitting strategies. Available throughout the United States, Freedom From Smoking reports that “people who use the Freedom From Smoking Group Clinic are six times more likely to be smoke-free one year later than those who try to quit on their own.” Follow the link to find a clinic near you. 
 

SMART Recovery: Self-Management and Recovery Training (SMART) Recovery is a secular, research and science-based mutual support group that began as an alternative to 12-step and faith-based programs. SMART Recovery views substance misuse and addiction as a maladaptive habit and uses cognitive-behavioral and motivational approaches instead of focusing on improving spiritual well-being. SMART Recovery has local meetings across the globe, daily online meetings, and a 24/7 chat room for individuals to obtain support for their addiction.
 

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is an evidenced-based psychological treatment that focuses on identifying and changing maladaptive thoughts, emotions, and behaviors that cause or worsen problems. For smoking cessation, CBT focuses on restructuring maladaptive thoughts related to smoking urges to help you overcome urges to use tobacco. Find a CBT Therapist today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists

• There are also a number of self-help books rooted in the CBT approach:

  1. Stop Smoking with CBT: The Most Powerful Way to Beat Your Addiction

  2. Smoking Cessation with Weight Gain Prevention: A Group Program (Treatments That Work)
      

Mindfulness Based Relapse Prevention: Mindfulness Based Relapse Prevention (MBRP) is a skills-based treatment for preventing relapse in addictive behavior by combining cognitive-behavior techniques with mindfulness meditation. A central goal of MBRP is to enhance a client’s ability to accept cravings and urges as normal, and learn to “urge surf” - non-judgmentally paying attention to a craving, letting it peak and eventually pass. You can find MBRP therapists and groups in the link above or at https://mindfulrp.com/for-clients.