Get Started

Follow these steps to use Qwitter.

Create an account on Twitter (opens new window).
Qwitter uses a popular web service called Twitter to do its magic.
Twitter allows you to send updates to your friends via the web, instant messaging or your cell phone.
Tell Qwitter when you smoke.
Each time you light up, send Qwitter the number of cigarettes you just smoked by posting an update to Twitter in the following format.

@iquit 3

That will tell Qwitter you just smoked 3 cigarettes. Every day, Qwitter will add together all the posts you sent that day and add them to your progress graph.

Alternatively, post once a day with the total number of cigarettes you plan to smoke.
Save a journal.
You can keep track of your thoughts and feelings as you stop smoking. Send Qwitter a message that doesn’t start with a number, and Qwitter will add it to your journal.

@iquit I really want a smoke. I hope this gets easier.
Track your progress, get help from others and stop smoking.
Visit your Qwitter page at http://qwitter.tobaccofreeflorida.com/qwitters/username to see your trend over time. Share this link with others so they can offer support and hold you accountable.

*Any information you send to Qwitter is publicly visible. Do not share private information with Qwitter.

Smokeless Tobacco users can benefit from Qwitter too! Just replace the number of cigarettes with number of dips when you send updates.