Tobacco Intervention Workbook Page 14
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20Preventing and coping with return to use
What is a blip?
A blip occurs when you have one or two cigarettes. A blip will not keep you from stopping.
What is return to use?
Return to use is when you start smoking again on a regular basis. Return to use will not keep
you from stopping.
What situation would put you at highest risk for a blip or return to use?
High risk situation:
My action plan for this is:
Blips and return to use usually happen when tobacco users who are trying to quit:
• drink alcohol
• feel stressed, frustrated, angry, discouraged or just plain down
• are with other tobacco users
Avoid return to use by:
• saying no to that first cigarette
• spending time in tobacco-free places
• encouraging yourself to keep up the good work
• making a plan for high risk situations
Turning return to use into a recommitment to stop:
• Tobacco use is a health issue, not a moral issue. If you want to stop, you must have a good
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plan, lots of support and the best tools for you. It’s not about inner strength or weakness.
• You may have run into a detour on your road to becoming tobacco free. You might be using
tobacco again on a regular basis. DON’T GIVE UP!
• Return to use is not failure because you have learned something about yourself that you didn’t
know before. Use this new information to help yourself try to stop smoking again.
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