Smoking
Nicotine habits often attach to a place, a drink, or a feeling. A five-minute wait is a pause, not a treatment plan. A clinician or a public quitline can help with stopping. This page does not give a medical plan.
Example
Wait five minutes and sip water before the next cigarette.
Small action
Wait five minutes and sip water before the next cigarette.
COM-B barrier
Motivation. Motivation: the in-the-moment pull of the usual cigarette.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Cigarette Smoking