Stay Quit All Year Long Using the Monday Cue

Making a New Year’s resolution to quit smoking is a step in the right direction, but it’s not the final step. To maintain a successful quit, a person may have to renew his or her commitment many times throughout the year. And it’s important to remember that getting off track for a day or a week or a month doesn’t mean failure. In reality, the art of quitting takes a lot of practice, so every “stumble” should actually be considered forward progress toward your ultimate goals.

With Quit & Stay Quit Monday, you have 52 opportunities throughout the year to recommit to your quit. By using our new Quit & Stay Quit Monday Check-In Tool, you can “check-in” every Monday to get useful tips and practices to help you regardless of where you are in your quit process. Building motivation? Feeling triggered? In need of a support buddy? We have resources for you.

Simply click a box to indicate how you’re feeling this week and hit the “check-in button” below. You’ll be provided with different suggested activities to help you address your specific quit-related challenges or successes!  Experiencing multiple feelings? Check two boxes and you’ll receive multiple articles.

For additional support, we have a library full of practical tips and a weekly newsletter that  use a weekly Monday cue to help you stay committed to your quit. Dr. Joanna Cohen, PhD, Director of Johns Hopkins’ Institute for Global Tobacco Control, says, “Studies show that Mondays are a natural opportunity to engage smokers and reduce their likelihood of relapse. It’s the January of the week, the day that smokers are looking for help.”

How Quit & Stay Quit Monday Can Help

Quit & Stay Quit Monday supports individual quitters and tobacco cessation professionals in leveraging the Monday Approach. The campaign offers weekly tips and tools for quitters and a free program enhancement guide for organizations with step-by-step instructions on incorporating the Monday Approach into their cessation program.  The Monday Campaigns and Johns Hopkins also offer technical assistance to organizations wanting to implement and evaluate the program.