smoking cessation: but i don’t want to quit!

by LifeServices EAP

1-800-822-4847

Margie Roop, LPCC-S; CEAP; SAP

36 years smoke-free!

Your Presenter…

“They still haven’t proven that cigarettes cause cancer.”

“I don’t smoke enough to get diseases caused by smoking.”

“It’s too hard…I won’t make it.”

Excuses Not to Quit…

“I use low tar cigarettes…”

“Smoking relaxes me…”

“IF I stop smoking, I’ll gain weight.”

Excuses (continued)…

“I’ve smoked so long it won’t make any difference.”

“Air pollution is just as dangerous as cigarettes.”

Excuses (continued…

Tips to Quit smoking

Understand habit-breaking

Stress Reduction Techniques

Review of Resources

Objectives…

“…I’ve quit a thousand times…”

Mark Twain said…

Emotional Impact of quitting

What Has Worked for You Before?

Excuses Not To Stop

Are You Worth It…?

And Finally…

Things to Consider….

“…Please, Margie, don’t say it…”

You’re going to say it..

Yours…

&

Others…

“You’ve only one life to live!”

Your Health

1. Get Ready

2. Get Support

3. Learn New Skills and Behaviors

4. NRT

5. “Boy Scout Motto”

Five Quick Tips to Stop…

Set a quit date

Change your environment

Get rid of all ashtrays at home, work, car and all cigarettes

Don’t let people smoke in your home

Review your last attempt to quit

Get Ready…

Tell family, friends, coworkers you are quitting and ask for their support. Ask them not to smoke around you.

Talk to your healthcare provider

Get individual, group or telephone counseling

Get Support...

Distract yourself from urges; talk to someone, go for a walk, get busy with a task, change your routine

Change your routine. Drive a different way to work. Eat Breakfast in a different place. Drink tea instead of coffee.

Learn New Skills and Behaviors

Do something to reduce stress…take a hot bath, exercise, go for a walk, read a book…

Learn New Skills …

It’s helpful to know how your emotions work…how your thinking, attitudes, beliefs affect your reactions or emotions.

It’s as simple as A, B, C & D…!

Stress Reduction

Activating event: I’m stressed!

Belief about it: I can handle it

C: You have an emotional reaction to your belief=relaxed

D:You act upon it=go do yoga!

Can all be applied to smoking-cessation

A, B, C’s & D!Thanks to Albert Ellis, Ph.D., father of Rational Emotive Therapy

Gums, lozenges, inhalers

Patches

Zyban

Chantix

Atropine and scopolamine

Nicotine Reduction Therapy (NRT)

Dealing with habits are like are like dealing with a “Three Headed Dragon”

Physical Head

Emotional Head

Thinking Head

Managing Habits

Avoid drinking alcohol

Avoid being around cigarette smoke

Most relapses occur within the first three months

Don’t let weight gain stop you!

“Be Prepared”… for Relapse or Difficult Situations…

LiveWell WorkLife Services:

Include telephonic coaching with a smoking cessation expert

On-site smoking cessation workshops

On-site smoking cessation groups for employees who want to quit

On-line smoking cessation tools & resources

Have your employer call us!

LifeServices EAP’s Resources

•1-800-QUIT NOW: Free; five (5) 20-minute phone coaching consults; most U.S. States have a QUIT NOW line!

•Nicotine Anonymous meetings are everywhere: look up one in your area!

•Most local hospitals offer smoking cessations courses to companies and to the public!

Your Local Resources:

Have your company call us if you need assistance or if you have any

questions!

LifeServices EAP

1-800-822-4848

Hang in there and Good Luck!