First, set a quit date. It is important to set a date to quit so you can mentally and emotionally prepare for it. Set a date that is not in the middle of an overly stressful period in your life, but don't wait till your life is without any stress, because that day will never come. There is no one way to quit. However, some smokers find it effective to quit "cold turkey," that is, abruptly and totally. They smoke until their quit day and then stop all at once. Another method, called "tapering" involves cutting down on the number of times tobacco is used each day. With this method, you gradually change your smoking pattern to reduce the amount of nicotine in your body until your quit date.