Helping Someone Quit-Reduce
Posted By Clod on April 20, 2011
Provide Positive Support
Treat your new ex-tobacco user like a hero! It takes courage to change a tobacco habit.
Learn about and discuss new tobacco and nicotine research discoveries.
Find out what benefits the user experiences from nicotine (i.e. relaxation, focus, alertness), and explore alternative options for satisfying these benefits (i.e. stress management, exercise).
Promote exercise as a valuable tool for quitting and reducing– become an “exercise buddy.”
Help rally positive social support for your tobacco user’s efforts.
Gather information about pharmaceutical and nutritional aids.
Explore the wide variety of reduction and cessation strategies.
Discuss the possible signs of relapse that the tobacco user might experience.
Discuss how quitting or reducing affects the tobacco user’s emotions.
Discuss the deeper and larger meanings of using, reducing or quitting tobacco.
Help the tobacco user remember each day all the good reasons they want to quit or reduce.
Understand The Benefits Tobacco Provides
Helps them deal with stressful situations
Provides a pleasant and enjoyable break
Helps them unwind and relax
Helps them deal with painful or unpleasant situations
Prevents unpleasant withdrawal symptoms
Helps them deal with an overstimulating environment
Provides an enjoyable physical sensation
Reduces boredom, anxiety, and depression
Increases the enjoyment of pleasant experiences
Increases comfort in social situations
Comments