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Smoke Cessation
Which applies to you?
I AM A SMOKER AND:
I do not intend to stop smoking in the next six months:
NOT READY
- You are not ready to quit smoking.
- If you are not prepared to consider quitting, ask yourself these questions:
- What signals will tell you to start thinking about quitting?
- What beliefs and attitudes do you have about quitting smoking or not quitting smoking?
I am seriously considering quitting in the next six months:
THINKING ABOUT IT
- You are considering quitting smoking.
- Why are you thinking about quitting?
- What might spur you on to the next stage where you prepare to quit?
- What would be the best result of quitting smoking?
- What are some barriers to quitting smoking?
I am seriously planning to quit smoking in next 30 days:
PREPARING
- You are preparing to quit smoking
- Find out what treatments you can use to help you.
- Pick one of the barriers to quit smoking and list some options that could help you overcome this barrier
- Pick one action from that barrier list and choose a date to overcome it.
I AM A FORMER SMOKER AND:
I quit smoking within the last six months:
IN THE PROCESS
- What made you decide to quit?
- What has worked in your plans for quitting
- What has been hardest for you?
- What else could help you?
- What situations might come up where you are tempted to smoke?
I quit more than six months ago:
HAVE QUIT
- If you have quit smoking, congratulations! You’ve made a huge change in your life. Think about the following:
- What’s helping you the most.?
- Are you struggling to stay tobacco free? Find out what treatments you can use if you need help
- What are high risk situations that make you want to start smoking again?
I restarted smoking:
I AM IN RELAPSE
- You have quit smoking but have relapsed.
- If you quit smoking but have started again, don’t be hard on yourself.
- Long-term change almost always takes a few cycles. Think about the following:
- What worked for a while?
- What did you learn from the experience that will help you when you try to quit again?
- The sooner you try to quit again, the better your chances of success!
- Many people “fall off the wagon” and go through all the stages several times before the change really lasts.