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My grandmother stopped smoking due to my birth. I remember how she would distract herself by having a cup full of Otter-pops/Icees every afternoon. It was enough to keep her busy from the oral fixation of smoking. I haven't seen her relapse at all.
Good example. I went through phases of fruits, nuts, snack mixes, cheese plates, etc. Anything to get past a sudden attack of cravings. 5 minutes later it settles back down, so you just need to get through the initial storm.