Trigger Identification and Avoidance
for Nicotine Withdrawal
Systematically identifying and modifying the situations, emotions, and routines that trigger the urge to smoke reduces the cue-driven craving that drives most relapses.
How it works
Breaks the conditioned association between environmental and emotional cues and the smoking response. Stimulus control reduces craving frequency; coping planning reduces craving-to-relapse conversion.
What to watch for
Most important in the first 4 weeks when cue-reactivity is highest. Complete avoidance is the goal early in the quit attempt; later, cue exposure with coping practice builds resilience.
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