A cigarette taper schedule, week by week.
The schedule Curb builds from three starting points, at the steady pace, to zero: how many a day each week. Cigarettes have one lever, the count, since a “light” one does not lower what you take in. Yours is built from your own numbers.
From 5 cigarettes a day
9 weeks to zero. The first week only watches.
| Week | Allowance |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | 5 cigarettes a day |
| Week 2 | 4 cigarettes a day |
| Week 3 | 4 cigarettes a day |
| Week 4 | 3 cigarettes a day |
| Week 5 | 2 cigarettes a day |
| Week 6 | 2 cigarettes a day |
| Week 7 | 1 cigarette a day |
| Week 8 | 1 cigarette a day |
| Week 9 | 0 cigarettes a day |
From 10 cigarettes a day
9 weeks to zero. The first week only watches.
| Week | Allowance |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | 10 cigarettes a day |
| Week 2 | 9 cigarettes a day |
| Week 3 | 8 cigarettes a day |
| Week 4 | 6 cigarettes a day |
| Week 5 | 5 cigarettes a day |
| Week 6 | 4 cigarettes a day |
| Week 7 | 2 cigarettes a day |
| Week 8 | 1 cigarette a day |
| Week 9 | 0 cigarettes a day |
From 20 cigarettes a day
9 weeks to zero. The first week only watches.
| Week | Allowance |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | 20 cigarettes a day |
| Week 2 | 18 cigarettes a day |
| Week 3 | 15 cigarettes a day |
| Week 4 | 12 cigarettes a day |
| Week 5 | 10 cigarettes a day |
| Week 6 | 8 cigarettes a day |
| Week 7 | 5 cigarettes a day |
| Week 8 | 2 cigarettes a day |
| Week 9 | 0 cigarettes a day |
Other paces
These are the steady pace. The app also offers a gentler and a faster one, and a number to hold at instead of zero; the calculator builds a schedule from your own count and target.
Start with the number you use now.
The first week only watches. The first step down lands on a Monday.