5 ways to overcome cigarette cravings

You know how bad smoking is for you. It’s the leading cause of preventable death in the United States, responsible for more than 480,000 deaths every year. And that’s probably why you decided to quit.

But quitting isn’t as easy as just putting down your pack. A 2016 study published in BMJ Open suggests it may take 30 or more times trying to quit smoking to be successful.

Here's what you need to know about cravings—and how to reduce cravings to make the process of quitting easier to handle.