If you have quit smoking, and are having trouble with the hand to mouth habit, I recommend that you either use hard candy, suckers or something you like. For some people, they try to replace a cigarette with healthier foods like cinnamon sticks or celery just to satisfy the need to have something pressed between their lips; and if it is your hands crave for something to hold on to, try to replace the cigarette with a pencil or anything which may take its place

You may also want to avoid places where you may encounter a lot of smokers, because you might be tempted to join their fun.. If you are the kind of person who associates smoking with drinking, then you may want to avoid drinking alcohol. Keep your mind off the idea of smoking, and keep yourself busy so that you would forget the temptation to smoke.

If despite all your efforts to avoid smoking, you are still craving a cigarette, you may want to try a few of these tricks just to satisfy your longing:

Light a matchstick instead of a cigarette, and pretend that it is a cigarette that you are holding. This trick may cheat your brain.

Think of why you are quitting, and stay focused. Do not think that a single cigarette will have no effect on your struggle to stop; otherwise you might start smoking again.